Recruited second guitarist

While touring with the American band Weezer , Ash felt the limitations of a three-piece format. This led to the recruitment of a second guitarist and vocalist, Charlotte Hatherley , who had previously been with the band Nightnurse . She was introduced at a few small gigs a week before the band’s appearance at the V Festival in 1997. The first recording to be released with Hatherley was the single ” A Life Less Ordinary “, which featured on the soundtrack to the Ewan McGregor / Cameron Diaz film of the same name .