''Weather Diaries'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band
Ride
Ride may refer to:
People
* MC Ride, a member of Death Grips
* Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut
* William Ride (19262011), Australian zoologist
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Ride'' (1998 film), a comedy film by Millicen ...
. The album was released on 16 June 2017, and is the first Ride album since 1996's ''
Tarantula
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''. The album was produced by English DJ
Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and Record producer, producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.
Career
DJ and club promoter
In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie (music), indie n ...
and mixed by long-time Ride collaborator
Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer.
Early life
Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music from ...
.
Release
The album was supported by two singles: "Charm Assault", released on 21 February 2017, and "Home Is a Feeling" released the next day.
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
Reviews were largely positive. Spin felt the album had less shoegaze and was a simplified sound compared to early albums.
Track listing
Personnel
;Ride
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Mark Gardener
Mark Stephen Gardener (born 6 December 1969) is an English rock musician, best known for being one of two singer-guitarists for the shoegaze band Ride.
Career
Ride
Gardener formed Ride with Andy Bell (guitarist), whom he met at Chen ...
– lead vocals, guitar
*
Andy Bell – vocals, guitar
* Steve Queralt – bass guitars
*
Loz Colbert
Laurence John "Loz" Colbert (born 27 June 1970) is an English musician, best known as the drummer in Ride and formerly of The Animalhouse, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Supergrass and Gaz Coombes. His drumming style has been characterized as fu ...
– drums, percussion, vocals on "Rocket Silver Symphony"
;Additional personnel
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Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and Record producer, producer of Turkish Cypriot descent. He grew up in Archway in North London.
Career
DJ and club promoter
In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie (music), indie n ...
– producing
*
Alan Moulder
Alan Moulder (born 11 June 1959) is an English record producer, mixing engineer, and audio engineer.
Early life
Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music from ...
–
mixing
* Claudio Szynkier as Babe, Terror – remix, Japanese bonus track
Charts
References
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2017 albums
Ride (band) albums
PIAS Recordings albums
Wichita Recordings albums
Albums produced by Erol Alkan