Ride - Interplay
Has there been a reformation of a much-loved 90’s band which has gone so well as Ride’s second act?
With the exception of Blur, no-one else from their generation (or even the one after) has produced new work so effectively.
Both Weather Diaries (2017) and This Is Not A Safe Place (2019) built on the legacy of Ride’s seminal debut Nowhere and the equally-as-influential Going Blank Again, for which the likes of DIIV, bdrmm and Just Mustard owe some debt.
The title of Interplay – Ride’s seventh studio album – references the band’s chemistry and is described as a ‘survivor’s record’, referencing the travails they endured during its gestation, including an ugly litigation case with an old manager and, of course, lockdown. As a result, it’s a triumph over adversity.