Weather Diaries is the fifth studio album by English rock band Ride. The album was released on 16 June 2017, and is the first Ride album since 1996’s Tarantula.[1] The album was produced by English DJ Erol Alkan and mixed by long-time Ride collaborator Alan Moulder.
Release
The album was supported by two singles: “Charm Assault”, released on 21 February 2017, and “Home Is a Feeling” released the next day.[2][3]
The Japanese edition features the bonus track, which is the remix edition of “Home Is a Feeling”, also with the limited edition Tote Bag.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Clash | 7/10[6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B−[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[10] |
| PopMatters | [11] |
Reviews were largely positive. Spin felt the album had less shoegaze and was a simplified sound compared to early albums.[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ride.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Lannoy Point” | Mark Gardener | 5:58 |
| 2. | “Charm Assault” | Andy Bell | 4:12 |
| 3. | “All I Want” | Gardener & Bell | 3:56 |
| 4. | “Home Is a Feeling” | Bell | 3:20 |
| 5. | “Weather Diaries” | Bell | 7:00 |
| 6. | “Rocket Silver Symphony” | Loz Colbert | 5:24 |
| 7. | “Lateral Alice” | Bell | 2:54 |
| 8. | “Cali” | Bell | 6:30 |
| 9. | “Integration Tape” | 2:26 | |
| 10. | “Impermanence” | Bell | 4:22 |
| 11. | “White Sands” | Gardener | 6:08 |
| Total length: | 52:10 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | “Home Is a Feeling Remix (A Creamy Crambled Suite for a Ride, by Babe, Terror)” | 25:44 |
| Total length: | 77:53 | |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Weather Diaries liner notes.[13]
- Ride
- Andy Bell
- Loz Colbert
- Mark Gardener
- Steve Queralt
- Additional personnel
- Erol Alkan – production
- Chris D’Adda – engineering (Vale Studios)
- Jimmy Robertson – engineering (Phantasy Sound)
- Ride – additional recording and production
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Caesar Edmunds – mix assistance
- Claudio Szynkier as Babe, Terror – remix, Japanese bonus track
- Nick Scott – artwork
- David Ogilvy – portraits
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 75 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 63 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] | 53 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] | 39 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 11 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20] | 2 |
References
- ^ Ride Announce New Album “Weather Diaries”, Share New ‘Charm Assault’ Video: Watch
- ^ Listen to Ride’s first new song in 20 years ‘Charm Assault’
- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (22 February 2017). “Listen to Ride’s New Song ‘Home Is a Feeling’ | Pitchfork”. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ “Reviews and Tracks for Weather Diaries by Ride”. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Andy Kellman (16 June 2017). “Weather Diaries – Ride : Songs, Reviews, Credits”. All Media Network. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Robin Murray (16 June 2017). “Ride – Weather Diaries”. Clash. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Tyler Clark (12 June 2017). “Ride – Weather Diaries”. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Dom Gourlay (16 June 2017). “Weather Diaries – Ride”. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Gwilym Mumford (16 June 2017). “Ride: Weather Diaries review – shoegaze heroes broaden their horizons”. The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Ben Cardew (8 May 2017). “Ride – Weather Diaries”. Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ “Ride: Weather Diaries”. PopMatters.
- ^ “Review: Ride’s Disappointing Comeback Album Weather Diaries Lacks the Things That Made Them Great”. 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b Weather Diaries (Album liner notes). Ride. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ “Ultratop.be – Ride – Weather Diaries” (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ “Ultratop.be – Ride – Weather Diaries” (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ “Irish Albums Chart: 23 June 2017”. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ “Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-06-26” (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ “Official Scottish Albums Chart on 23/6/2017 – Top 100“. Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ “Official Albums Chart on 23/6/2017 – Top 100“. Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ “Official Independent Albums Chart on 23/6/2017 – Top 50“. Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
