Ash, the Northern Irish trio formed in 1992, are masters of melodic chaos—delivering hook-laden, punk-tinged anthems with youthful abandon. Bursting onto the scene with 1977, they bottled adolescent urgency and sci-fi geekery into a Britpop-era outlier, more aligned with the raw energy of American alt-rock than the arch cool of their UK peers. Tim Wheeler’s soaring choruses and knack for bittersweet riffs made tracks like “Girl From Mars” and “Burn Baby Burn” indie staples. Reinvention followed with Free All Angels and later ventures, yet Ash remain defiantly unpretentious—champions of guitar pop with heart, heat, and a restless streak of stardust.