Weather Diaries (CD)
Ride
Amoeba Review
06/14/2017
Weather Diaries is Ride’s first new album since 1996 and fortunately it’s worth the wait. Produced by Erol Alkan, the band sounds as intriguing and tripped out as ever; this fresh batch of songs shows them moving forward as a band but still retaining many of the elements that made them a hallmark of shoegaze. Lead single “Charm Assault” is surprisingly catchy, fusing Britpop with Paisley Underground and Ride’s signature blissed out vocals and hazy melodies. The title track is melancholy and grand with a swelling, lush contemporary shoegaze vibe. There’s definitely a nostalgia inherent in these new tracks, but Ride isn’t coasting on their reputation. Weather Diaries is like coming home.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Lannoy Point
|
Ride | 05:57 |
2.
Charm Assault
|
Ride | 04:12 |
3.
All I Want
|
Ride | 03:57 |
4.
Home Is A Feeling
|
Ride | 03:19 |
5.
Weather Diaries
|
Ride | 06:59 |
6.
Rocket Silver Symphony
|
Ride | 05:24 |
7.
Lateral Alice
|
Ride | 02:55 |
8.
Cali
|
Ride | 06:29 |
9.
Integration Tape
|
Ride | 02:26 |
10.
Impermanence
|
Ride | 04:23 |
11.
White Sands
|
Ride | 06:08 |