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.

Weather Diaries
Studio album by
Released16 June 2017
RecordedNovember 2016 – February 2017
GenreAlternative rock, shoegaze, dream pop, post-punk revival
Length52:10
LabelWichita Recordings, Play It Again Sam
ProducerErol Alkan
Ride chronology
Waves: Radio 1 Sessions 90–94
(2003)
Weather Diaries
(2017)
Tomorrow's Shore
(2018)
Singles from Weather Diaries
  1. "Charm Assault"
    Released: 21 February 2017
  2. "Home Is a Feeling"
    Released: 22 February 2017
  3. "All I Want"
    Released: 26 April 2017
  4. "Cali"
    Released: 1 September 2017

Release

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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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Clash7/10[6]
Consequence of SoundB−[7]
Drowned in Sound7/10[8]
The Guardian     [9]
Pitchfork6.3/10[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

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No.TitleLength
1."Lannoy Point"5:58
2."Charm Assault"4:12
3."All I Want"3:56
4."Home Is a Feeling"3:20
5."Weather Diaries"7:00
6."Rocket Silver Symphony"5:24
7."Lateral Alice"2:54
8."Cali"6:30
9."Integration Tape"2:26
10."Impermanence"4:22
11."White Sands"6:08
Total length:52:10
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."Home Is A Feeling Remix (A Creamy Crambled Suite for a Ride, by Babe, Terror)"25:44
Total length:77:53

Personnel

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Ride[13]
  • Mark Gardener – lead vocals, guitar
  • Andy Bell – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Queralt – bass guitars
  • Loz Colbert – drums, percussion, vocals on "Rocket Silver Symphony"
Additional personnel

Charts

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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

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  1. ^ Ride Announce New Album "Weather Diaries", Share New 'Charm Assault' Video: Watch
  2. ^ Listen to Ride’s first new song in 20 years 'Charm Assault'
  3. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (22 February 2017). "Listen to Ride's New Song 'Home Is a Feeling' | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Weather Diaries by Ride". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. ^ Andy Kellman (16 June 2017). "Weather Diaries – Ride : Songs, Reviews, Credits". All Media Network. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ Robin Murray (16 June 2017). "Ride – Weather Diaries". Clash. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  7. ^ Tyler Clark (12 June 2017). "Ride – Weather Diaries". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ Dom Gourlay (16 June 2017). "Weather Diaries – Ride". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  9. ^ Gwilym Mumford (16 June 2017). "Ride: Weather Diaries review – shoegaze heroes broaden their horizons". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  10. ^ Ben Cardew (8 May 2017). "Ride – Weather Diaries". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Ride: Weather Diaries". Pop Matters.
  12. ^ "Review: Ride's Disappointing Comeback Album Weather Diaries Lacks the Things That Made Them Great". 15 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Ride – Weather Diaries (2017, CD)". Discogs.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ride – Weather Diaries" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ride – Weather Diaries" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 23 June 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-06-26/p/4" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.