Interplay
Nearly a decade into their reunion, the shoegaze titans refuse to pander to fans clamoring for their classic sound. Their stubbornness is admirable—if occasionally frustrating.
I remember sitting in a Nottingham, England bar with Mark Gardener nearly 10 years ago when the Ride singer/guitarist told me the iconic ’90s shoegaze band were reforming.
While much ink has been spilled on the current TikTok-enabled shoegaze resurgence, talk of the algorithm ignores one thing – much of the original
Forays into psychedelia and world affairs serve the reformed British shoegaze pioneers well on their seventh album
Ride continue their second phase with 'Interplay', an album full of melodic atmosphere lacking some of the creative yearning heard in their earlier work.
Interplay by Ride album review by Ethan Rebalkin for Northern Transmissions. The UK shoegaze band's LP is out today via Wichita/PIAS
Oxford indie kings not only on form, but breaking new ground. New music review by Joe Muggs