Vinyl Record
Richard Ashcroft - Natural Rebel
Richard Ashcroft - Natural Rebel on LP vinyl. A 2018 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2018
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2018 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
Natural Rebel is Richard Ashcroft in 2018 leaning into craft, mid-tempo resolve and the familiar tension between grandeur and solitude. Released through Righteous Phonographic Association and BMG, it followed These People and arrived at a point when Ashcroft's solo identity was long established outside The Verve. The record does not chase the psychedelic sprawl of his old band or the electronic sheen of some earlier solo work. Instead, it favours direct songs, warm guitars, steady grooves and a vocal presence that still sounds built for open air. Surprised by the Joy sets the tone with uplift rather than rupture, Born to Be Strangers turns inward, That's When I Feel It reaches for classic Ashcroft yearning, and Money Money closes with a looser rock-and-roll pulse. Natural Rebel is not a reinvention; it is a late solo statement about endurance, romance and self-belief from a songwriter who has always treated longing as both burden and fuel.
Natural Rebel matters because it captures Ashcroft's mature solo mode: less era-defining than his Verve work, but revealing in its commitment to melody, spiritual ache and plain-spoken uplift. It shows what remains after the anthems: a voice, a worldview and a stubborn belief in songs as consolation.
This is a record for collections that follow Ashcroft beyond Urban Hymns and into the long solo arc. It is best understood as a steady, adult songwriter album rather than a bid for shock or reinvention, making it a useful later chapter for listeners who value continuity, voice and mood.
Adult alternative rock with warm guitars, steady rhythms, anthemic vocal lift and a reflective singer-songwriter centre.
Recommended for: Richard Ashcroft solo listeners; The Verve fans interested in the later songwriting arc; Collectors of 2010s British alternative rock; Listeners who prefer mid-tempo uplift and reflective vocals; Fans of Surprised by the Joy and That's When I Feel It.
When was Natural Rebel released? Richard Ashcroft released Natural Rebel on October 19, 2018, through Righteous Phonographic Association and BMG. Is Natural Rebel a Verve-style album? No. It carries Ashcroft's familiar yearning vocal style, but the album is more direct, mid-tempo and solo-songwriter focused than The Verve's psychedelic rock peaks. What are the main songs to know from Natural Rebel? Surprised by the Joy, Born to Be Strangers, That's When I Feel It and Money Money give a useful map of the album's uplift, reflection and late-record rock pulse.