Ride - Interplay (2LP)

Ride - Interplay (2LP)2LP, 45 RPM Wichita (2024) EU Everything feels like it has been leading to Interplay, Ride's forthcoming seventh album, the third since their 2015 reunion. Its the sound of the group connecting all the dots, taking the frenzied guitar attacks, hypnotic grooves and dreamy melodic hooks of their early work and setting it to a more expansive sonic template, one that takes in synth flourishes, psychedelic folk, electronic beats and noir pop soundscapes.

singer-songwriter parts that I'm excited about

the 2009 album is a perfect amalgam of their high-end live shows and subculture songwriting

but is instead a series of seemingly mundane moments that

after listening to Crown Jewels Vol

180g Wild Bunch Records (2016) EUOriginally released on Virgin Records in 1994

Kishi Bashi's "Alternate World (Alternate Life)"

developing emotional connections with places far from home that left her searching

Because knowing the darkness is the only way to understand the light

muted optimism of the album's last track 'Raver'

They're also anthems for other women in the industry

” As far as we’re concerned it did blow up – seems there’s still some hope for the world and its conception of pop music

The story of Awake arrives at its natural conclusion with this 12" of remixes