Did you know Ash had relocated to New York shedding guitarist Charlotte Hatherley in the process? No? Me either. Anyway, apparently Ms Hatherley is now solo and, if her press release is to be believed, striking out in a bold new direction. Her new single, taken from the forthcoming ‘The Deep Blue’ album on her own (read: dropped by previous label) imprint finds her sounding like an exact cross between Belly, Veruca Salt and the Breeders…..not a million miles from the sounds of her previous releases. I suppose for some artists a change of guitar strings can be spun as a change of direction to boost interest in a flagging career.
The songs themselves are pleasant enough if ultimately forgettable with only Hatherley’s adoption of a rather peculiar faux-american accent causing them to stand out in any way.
