ASHES AND DIAMONDS (feat. members of Bauhaus, PiL and Sade) are "ON" with new single

 
Feat. Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets, Tones on Tail),
Bruce Smith (Public Image Ltd., The Pop Group),
and Paul Spencer Denman (Sade, Sweetback)

New Album Ashes And Diamonds Are Forever
To Be Released on October 31, 2025
via Cleopatra Records "ON"
Link/Embed: https://youtu.be/Z0NjmBo6faY?si=PC6Ow...OCTOBER 17, 2025 [New York, NY] – On ASHES AND DIAMONDS’ slinky new single “ON,” vocalist/guitarist Daniel Ash (Bauhaus/Love And Rockets/Tones on Tail) sings “When you’re on, you’re on.” From the media praise being lavished on the new band and their upcoming debut album  ASHES AND DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER  (release date: October 31, 2025 via Cleopatra Records), not only is the trio of rock heroes “on,” they’re revved up and ready to go. Featured alongside Ash are drummer Bruce Smith and bassist Paul Spencer Denman, veterans of Public Image Ltd./The Pop Group and Sade/Sweetback respectively. “I’m loving the positivity from the press,” beams Denman. “It’s reassuring because we really did think, in all modesty, that we had made something special.”

Garnering early praise from media outlets including Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, FLOOD, Classic Rock, Sonic Seducer, and dozens more, Ashes And Diamonds have made their mark right out of the gate. “The reaction to this album has been incredible,” adds Ash. “It’s just fabulous… BOOM!” ASHES AND DIAMONDS
L to R: Bruce Smith (credit: Chelsea Miller), Daniel Ash (credit: Regan Catam),
Paul Spencer Denman (credit: Stuart Matthewman)
(hi-res)The fourth single to be released from the soon-to-be-released groundbreaking debut Ashes And Diamonds Are Forever, “On” moves the band into a darker, more serpentine direction, demonstrating not only how diverse the band is genre-wise, but also how musically masterful and adept they are. With Smith and Denman as the solid rhythm section, the song allows Ash to have his guitar tones ring loudly as his stirring and hushed vocals whisper seductively. “This song is about having an extreme passion for life/love,” Ash says. “It’s the antithesis of complacency… Go for it forever.”

“Daniel made a demo of the song originally, then Paul and I went to work with the arrangement,” explains Smith about the origin of the song, displaying the democratic balance of the band.

The previous rhythmic single, “Teenage Robots” which Geek Native calls “a blend of post-punk sensibilities, electronic textures, and a ‘sleazy pulse’ that has drawn comparisons to early Depeche Mode and Sisters of Mercy,” displays yet another side of Ashes And Diamonds. Where the initial single “On A Rocka” was a driving and adrenaline-infused banger and its follow-up “Setting Yourself Up For Love” was more of an introspective slowburner, “Teenage Robots” carries a pulsing, midnight dancefloor vibe. “’Teenage Robots’ is indicative of its time,” explains Denman. “It’s a message… a postcard from some older guys looking thru a lens and observing the fucked-up nature of what has become relevant to 20+ year-olds. It’s a warning. They, all of them, should throw away those fuckin’ phones and kick, push, and break down some walls like we did at their age.” "TEENAGE ROBOTS"
Link/Embed: https://youtu.be/6PJlD_tTWR0?si=ocfoT...Its accompanying video, an animated retro futuristic view of youth hypnotized by the virtual activity on their smartphones while visceral life around them is ignored, is a cautionary alarm to return to the real world which Ash warns, “Get out of the city and get up into the middle of nowhere as often as possible, kids!”

The album  Ashes   And Diamond Are Forever  will be released via Cleopatra Records on October 31, 2025 and can be preordered HERE. It was produced by Ashes And Diamonds with some co-production with James Salter and Joe Dexter. It was mixed, engineered with additional production by Robert Adam Stevenson. ASHES AND DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
TracklistingHollywoodTeenage RobotsOn A RockaONBoy Or GirlThe A ListersPlastic FantasticIce QueenSetting Yourself Up For LoveAlien LoveChampagne Charlie2020“ON"
 
When you’re on, you're on
When ya twist it on
There's a buzz behind your eyes
When you’re on, when you’re on
 
Sister sister
Ahhhhhhh
Mister mister
Ahhhhhhh
 
Sister sister, three sheets to the wind
Mister mister, three sheets to the wind
The love bug bites
Magic moments
You’re hungry for life, for love
 
It’s double trouble, the dream plays on
The treasure hunt is on
 
Sister sister
Ahhhhhhh
Mister mister
Ahhhhhhh
Sister sister
Mister mister
Sister sister
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