Weather Diaries
Ride’s reunion album is the British group’s first since returning to stages in 2015. It’s promising but never quite satisfying, with modern production touches courtesy of DJ Erol Alkan.
Ride’s reunion album is the British group’s first since returning to stages in 2015. It’s promising but never quite satisfying, with modern production touches courtesy of DJ Erol Alkan.
To compare this to their first two albums is silly - bands and entire genres were formed off the back of those records - but does Weather Diaries sit up there with them? Absolutely.
To compare this to their first two albums is silly - bands and entire genres were formed off the back of those records - but does Weather Diaries sit up there with them? Absolutely.
Ride's fifth album is something of a triumph and infinitely better than many a fan could have hoped for.
Ride's fifth album is something of a triumph and infinitely better than many a fan could have hoped for.
Not even a quarter century ago, shoegaze was being written off as a lifeless genre being killed off by grunge and the impending Cool Britann...
Not even a quarter century ago, shoegaze was being written off as a lifeless genre being killed off by grunge and the impending Cool Britann...
Over the years we've probed Ride again and again about the possibility of new music.
Over the years we've probed Ride again and again about the possibility of new music.
‘Desynchronosis’ is a physiological condition which results from dramatic shifts in circadian rhythm. Time stretches and blows out - bleeding
‘Desynchronosis’ is a physiological condition which results from dramatic shifts in circadian rhythm. Time stretches and blows out - bleeding
Oxford shoegaze band Ride's 'Weather Diaries', their first LP in over 20 years, stays true to their textured presentation from the past.
Oxford shoegaze band Ride's 'Weather Diaries', their first LP in over 20 years, stays true to their textured presentation from the past.
Shoegazing trail-blazers return for another spin on the rock’n’roll merry-go-round. CD New Music review by Guy Oddy
Shoegazing trail-blazers return for another spin on the rock’n’roll merry-go-round. CD New Music review by Guy Oddy