The album was released in October 2025.
In July they announced their new album, Ad Astra , and released lead single “Give Me Back My World”.
The 4 track EP released on 6 June 2025 as a standalone EP as well as an extension to Audio Vertigo as its deluxe edition.
On 9 May 2025 the band announced AUDIO VERTIGO ECHO elbow EP 5 . Along with new single “Sober”.
In April 2025, Ash released a cover the Harry Belafonte song, ” Jump in the Line “.
On 24 February 2025 they announced a US/Canada tour. This marks the first North America shows since 2020 and the first proper North America tour since 2017.
The album was released on 14 February 2025 and reached number 2 on the Official UK album chart.
In a February 2025 interview with NME , Wire and Bradfield stated they were considering making their sixteenth album European themed.
On 31 January 2025, preceding the release of Critical Thinking , an extended play was released, titled Brushstrokes of Reunion , comprising the songs “Brushstrokes of Reunion”, “People Ruin Paintings”, “Hiding in Plain Sight” and “Decline and Fall” from Critical Thinking .
On 30 January 2025, the band announced their 13th studio album Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry, Make ‘Em Wait which would be released on 25 April.