Weather Diaries

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Weather Diaries
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Studio album by
Ride
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

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

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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
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Clash7/10[6]
Consequence of SoundB−[7]
Drowned in Sound7/10[8]
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Pitchfork6.3/10[10]
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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'
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  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.
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  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.

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