Weather Diaries
2017 studio album by Ride
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. The album was produced by English DJ Erol Alkan and mixed by long-time Ride collaborator Alan Moulder.
01Release
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.
02Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 7/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | B− |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 |
| PopMatters | |
Reviews were largely positive. Spin felt the album had less shoegaze and was a simplified sound compared to early albums.
03Track listing
All tracks are written by Ride.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lannoy Point" | Mark Gardener | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Charm Assault" | Andy Bell | 4:12 |
| 3. | "All I Want" | Gardener & Bell | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Home Is a Feeling" | Bell | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Weather Diaries" | Bell | 7:00 |
| 6. | "Rocket Silver Symphony" | Loz Colbert | 5:24 |
| 7. | "Lateral Alice" | Bell | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Cali" | Bell | 6:30 |
| 9. | "Integration Tape" | 2:26 | |
| 10. | "Impermanence" | Bell | 4:22 |
| 11. | "White Sands" | Gardener | 6:08 |
| Total length: | 52:10 | ||
| 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 | |
04Personnel
Personnel taken from Weather Diaries liner notes.
- Ride
- Andy Bell
- Loz Colbert
- Mark Gardener
- Steve Queralt
- Technical personnel
- Erol Alkan, production
- Chris D'Adda, engineering (Vale Studios)
- Jimmy Robertson, engineering (Phantasy Sound)
- Ride, additional recording and production
- Alan Moulder, mixing
- Caesar Edmunds, mix assistance
- Claudio Szynkier as Babe, Terror, remix, Japanese bonus track
- Nick Scott, artwork
- David Ogilvy, portraits
05Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 75 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 63 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 53 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 39 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 12 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 11 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts) | 2 |
Sources and credits
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