Album Review: Interplay by Ride

I remember sitting in a Nottingham, England bar with Mark Gardener nearly 10 years ago when the Ride singer/guitarist told me the iconic '90s shoegaze band were reforming. One of the first things he said was, "I can't imagine us getting together and new material not happening. It's just a natural process that when we get in a room that will probably happen." Well happen it certainly has.

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While much ink has been spilled on the current TikTok-enabled shoegaze resurgence , talk of the algorithm ignores one thing - much of the original generation are still making fantastic music. Ride's second act is a case in point: refusing to dwell on the past, the band tap back into their unique sound while producing fresh, engaging material. 2019's 'This Is Not A Safe Place' rose to fresh heights, but with new album 'Interplay' the band seem to have moved past even this high-water mark.

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