“Ride reform, do some gigs and release an album up there with their best - simple”
“If any shoegazers are primed and ready to make the most of this second chance, it's Ride. ”
“Just weeks after Slowdive’s revitalising comeback, another shoegaze heavyweight returns. It could be Christmas for fans, or an obvious comparison of quality, nervously awaited. The genre has always been one with a nostalgia streak, its bright, bleeding guitars capturing a moment as ephemeral and visceral in the same guitar stroke, like old film footage both overexposed and faded with time. New fac”
“Ride’s reunion album is the British group’s first since returning the stage in 2015. It’s promising but never quite satisfying, with modern production touches courtesy of DJ Erol Alkan.”
