when all this is over is a song about singing songs. it’s about sharing space, connecting, making music together, and how that has always happened and always will happen, even if everything else falls apart. it’s a hopeful song, i think, even if some of it is pretty tricky to hold. 

music and lyrics written and performed by honor ash 
recorded, mixed and mastered by Jason Baldock at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth
photography by Maisie Radley 

when all this is over

about love is the opening track from honor ash's upcoming EP, holding words, which will be released on July 18th 2025.

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

about love

how much it costs is the second track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

how much it costs

picture it is the third track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

picture it

fog is the fourth track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

messy taste is the fifth track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

messy taste

they found graffiti in pompeii that just says 'acanthus was here' and i hope this toilet door lasts forever is the sixth track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

they found graffiti in pompeii that just says 'acanthus was here' and i hope this toilet door lasts forever

third date is the seventh track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

third date

when i opened your email is the eighth track from holding words

holding words is a 9 track EP, oscillating between spoken word and lyric-driven song, covering themes such as heartbreak, imagined futures, community, and of course that most bittersweet of love. holding words carves a delicate space in the soundscape, with minimal production and instrumentation. The EP was recorded using a single vintage microphone at The Crunch, Great Yarmouth, meaning each track is a single unaltered take. ash's music hinges on its liveness, and this EP was recorded with the intent to capture and transmit the sacred intimacy of being in the room.

The cover artwork, as well as the sleeve and booklet of the CD and 12" vinyl release (available at elasticstage.com/holdingwords/), features photography by Maisie Radley (Flat Venus, Dog at the Opera) alongside handwritten elements by ash. The 12-page booklet included with the CD and vinyl contains lyrics for all 9 tracks, being that words are so central to this release.

honor ash is a songwriter and poet based in Norwich, UK. She believes that every poem is a love poem.

when i opened your email

holding words very carefully with cupped palms

honor ash

Popular tracks