I’m really happy Ride decided to go back into the studio. The band, one of the most important shoegaze acts at the end of the eighties and the start of the nineties of the last century, will release their first new album in over twenty years next summer. Weather Diaries comes out 16 June. I already recommended the first two singles off it, Charm Assault and Home Is A Feeling, earlier.

More and more, it becomes clear Ride isn’t only back on the block, but they’re better than ever. Just listen to this third album teaser. All I Want starts off with some voice sampling just like Two Door Cinema Club’s I Can Talk did. This is followed by a classic collaboration of a pounding bass and pneumatic drumming, underpinned by everlasting guitar notes. On top of that, Mark Gardener lays down some of his most catchy vocals (even though the song is said to be an anti-Theresa May track).

In an ideal world, this would be a hit. At least, it deserves to be!

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.