Weather Diaries

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Weather Diaries
File:RideWeatherDiaries.jpg
Studio album by Ride
Released 16 June 2017
Recorded November 2016–February 2017
Genre Alternative rock, shoegazing, dream pop, post-punk revival
Length 52:10
Label Wichita Recordings, Play It Again Sam
Producer Erol Alkan
Ride chronology
Waves: Radio 1 Sessions 90–94
(2003)		 Weather Diaries
(2017)		 Tomorrow's Shore
(2018)
Singles from Weather Diaries

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 74/100[4]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[5]
Clash 7/10[6]
Consequence of Sound B−[7]
Drowned in Sound 7/10[8]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[9]
Pitchfork 6.3/10[10]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[11]

Reviews were largely positive. Spin felt the album had less shoegaze and was a simplified sound compared to early albums.[12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
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. 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

Ride[13]
Additional personnel

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

References

  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'
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  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ride – Weather Diaries" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ride – Weather Diaries" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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  17. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-06-26/p/4" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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