Ash released his next studio album , '' Fish Out of Water '' on 30 August 2008 , with the album reaching No. 43 on the ARIA charts . The new album was greeted with positive reviews with many of the critics saying it is one of the best blues/roots albums of the year and a career highlight for Ash . The new album which was written with TZU 's beatsmith Phillip Norman ( aka Countbounce ) enters new territory for Grunwald with many of the songs gaining a hip hop edge to Ash 's traditional Delta blues . Several tracks gained significant airplay on the national youth broadcaster Triple J some of these included " Breakout " , " Devil Called Me A Liar " and " Joke on Me " . The album was also nominated ' Best Blues and Roots Album ' at the 2009 ARIA Awards
2009 ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2009
Ash Grunwald