Are Ash finally starting the singles revolution ?
by Niki N. Phaser on Jun.23, 2009, under Music News
Irish alternative trio Ash announced a while ago that they are done with making albums. They’ve also made public plans to release 26 singles, starting from september this year and going all the way to 2010, with a new song released every two weeks. They even gave us a preview taste with Return of White Rabitt. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins actually talked about this method some time ago, but nothing was settled. Beyond this being important news for Ash fans, we have to wonder: is this the beginning of the singles revolution ? As we all know, the iTunes culture really made its mark on the industry, as increasingly more people prefer to download just certain tracks from an artist’s album. This is certainly one of the reasons why bands are no longer releasing simple cd’s, but also limited edition boxsets and DVD’s and bonus tracks and whatnot. The method adopted by Ash will surely offer equal spotlight to all new material and it might be very effective for a band that doesn’t make a lot from album sales. This could be the spark that ignites the singles takeover. On the other hand, it will take a long time for people to part ways with the traditional way of buying music – that unique moment when you open a cd for the first time and fear to even touch, as it is so pristine + the original artwork…
August 12th, 2009 on 10:49 am
I know music is changing, but i already miss the vinyl era, music cassette era and of course cds era, now i have to miss the album era? no way, im so disappoint right now, where’s the magic of waiting so bad a new album? where”s the magic of skip songs, or knowing the tracklist, etc? i want back the 90′s, or 80′s, or 70′s, 2000 sucks!
January 22nd, 2010 on 1:09 pm
yeah, vinyl! so old skool! i remember the simple pleasure of slipping a record out of its sleeve. and record covers were the perfect format for big, beautiful artwork. cds were one step away from all that…but at least they were tangible, something to hold in your hands. downloads from itunes – soul-less, not to mention a downgrading in listen quality.