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- Summary: The latest full-length release from British shoegaze band Ride was written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Record Label: Wichita
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Apr 1, 2024Interplay is a consistently fine piece of work, and even though it is a shade too long it has a strong claim to being Ride’s best album since they reformed. Given the quality of the music since that second coming, we can go all out and say they are one of the finest guitar bands in the country right now.
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Mar 28, 2024What cannot be contested is the way the album oozes with a confidence and sensibility that suggests its creators know this might just be the finest collection of songs they’ve released since their debut, Nowhere, back in 1990.
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Apr 1, 2024Song after song, Interplay is the sound four people acting on one shared instinct, and it feels like sunshine beaming on skin.
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Mar 28, 2024Ride seem to be embrace and move past their illustrious past, resulting in one of the most finessed, intriguing albums of their career to date.
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Mar 28, 2024The collective clarity of mind on cuts such as “Monaco” keeps them focused and to the point. And while both the musicianship and the material In songs such as “Last Frontier” sound distinctly of that time in the mid to late Nineties when Ride pioneered what is now described as ‘shoegaze music,” it’s also pertinent to that period when it took courage to leave the home even as it was psychically suffocating to stay inside. No question there is a tangible confidence suffusing Interplay.
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Apr 4, 2024In the end, Interplay feels like something of an incoherent mess if looked at with a microscope, but zoom a bit further out and it maintains enough of a “vibe” to feel at least somewhat cohesive, while also being a fun listen which should be even more enjoyable as the sun comes out and the temperature climbs.
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Mar 28, 2024On the whole, Interplay is interesting but inconsistent, landing more like a collection of ideas being fleshed out than a cohesive album experience. Ultimately, it's commendable that Ride continue to reach beyond their past, but the best moments of Interplay are the ones that remind the listener what made the band so unique to begin with.