Ash - Angel Interceptor

I was going down the route of mid 90's Indie / Brit Pop bands and landed on Ash's 1977. What a great album and I loved listening to it again. Checking Mixtape to see what had already been added, I was surprised to see that there isn't currently an Ash track on here. I could have gone with a number of tracks, some more obvious than others, but decided to go with Angel Interceptor.

1977 is perhaps best remembered by those who shared in its sentiments – written by a trio of teenagers, for an audience of the same, it preoccupied itself with chugging alcohol, chasing after girls and messing about with martial arts. Frontman Tim Wheeler was just 19 at the time of its release and, like most 19 year-olds, was probably enjoying legal drinking age status, but his songs recall a time just previous to chucking away the fake ID, where park benches were bar stools and a bottle of flavoured wine drink was the choice of the get-drunk-quick teen on their way to a parents-away party.

For me, the album was one of a few that were a gateway into music that I listen to these days. It has ties to friends and influences on my life that are no longer with us. For that reason, Ash and this album will always have a special place for me along with a small selection of others.

This song is meant to be one of the reasons Ash believed they needed a fourth, female member. Originally, the track's high-pitched backing vocals were performed by drummer Rick McMurray, but the band were unsatisfied with them. The title of the song is a reference to fictional aircraft featured in the 1960s sci-fi series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

It's the icing on the already heavily tiered cake. Sweet and seducing cute-punk as only Ash seem to deliver. It is simply great and what I want from them.