Ash share “long lost” song ‘Bittersweet Blue’: “30 years in the making – hope the wait’s been worth it!”

Ash have shared a “long lost” song, ‘Bittersweet Blue’, which they say was “30 years in the making”. Listen below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! We put Ash’s Tim Wheeler to the test The track was originally written before the Northern Irish trio recorded their seminal 1996 debut album, ‘1977’, which is being reissued to mark its 30th anniversary. They subsequently performed it live while supporting Therapy? in 1995, before committing it to tape in early ’96. ‘Bittersweet Blue’ was becoming a beloved song among the band, though frontman Tim Wheeler improvised the lyrics on stage due to it remaining unfinished. Now, three decades on, ‘Bittersweet Blue’ has finally been completed. Fans can purchase the single as a seven-inch vinyl record here, and watch a brand-new accompanying music video. “After we began to play ‘Bittersweet Blue’ live, it was probably the best part of 20 years before that song was mentioned again, when our back catalogue moved to a new home to be digitised,” drummer Rick McMurray explained. “That’s when we discovered there were some missing master tapes!” He continued: “Fast forward a decade, and as we prepared to put together the soon-to-be relea...