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* Charlotte Hatherley, guitarist and vocalist (joined 1997, left amicably in 2006)
 
Their style can be generally summed up as [[Britpop]] with elements of [[Pop Punk]] and [[Power Pop]], although recently they've been experimenting with [[New Wave (Music)|New Wave]] and synths.
 
They can also be distinguished by their love of [[Science Fiction]], especially ''[[Star Wars]]'' (their breakthrough album ''1977'' was named in honour of the year ''[[A New Hope]]'' was released; the first sound on that album is a TIE Fighter, and the last song ends with a choral version of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' theme) and the fact that they were in their teens when they created the band.
 
Not to be confused with [[Evil Dead|that other]] [[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Ash]] or ''[[Ash: aA Secret History (Literature)|Ash a Secret History]]''.
 
== Discography: ==
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* ''Meltdown'' (2004) - last album with Charlotte Hatherley
* ''Twilight of the Innocents'' (2007)
* ''A-Z Series'' (2009-2010) - a series of single format releases somewhat similar to ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'' by [[The Smashing Pumpkins (Music)|The Smashing Pumpkins]]
 
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=== Tropes that apply to the band include: ===
 
* [[Cover Version]]: "Punk Boy" by Helen Love (on ''Trailer''), the aforementioned ''[[Star Wars]]'' theme and "Cantina Band" by [[John Williams]] (the latter as a B-side for "Girl from Mars"), "Gimme Some Truth" by [[John Lennon]] (as a B-side for "Angel Interceptor"), "Get Ready" by [[The Temptations]] (B-side for "Goldfinger"), "Does Your Mother Know?" by [[ABBA]] (B-side for "Oh Yeah"), "What Deaner Was Talking About" by [[Ween]] (B-side for "A Life Less Ordinary"), "Blew" by [[Nirvana (Music)|Nirvana]] and "Who You Drivin' Now?" by [[Mudhoney]] (both B-sides for "Numbskull"), "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones (B-side for "Sometimes"), "Melon Farmer" by Lazer-Gun Nun (on the ''Cosmic Debris'' CD), "Warmer Than Fire" by Little Hell (B-side for "Shining Light").
* [[One of Us]]: Considering all the [[Shout -Out|Shout Outs]] in the titles ("Luther Ingo's Star Cruiser", "[[Hulk Hogan]] Bubblebath", "Darkside Lightside", "Day of the Triffids") and lyrics... yeah, this trope applies. Also, they hired [[Pat Lee]] to draw the cover of ''Intergalactic Sonic 7's''.
* [[Pun-Based Title]]: ''Nu-Clear Sounds''. "Skullfull of Sulphur". [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Ouch]].
* [[Something Blues]]: "Bad Karma Blues".