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9.0
96776
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s incredibly satisfying to hear a band reform and sound completely reinvigorated
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9.0
96985
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
To compare this to their first two albums is silly - bands and entire genres were formed off the back of those records - but does Weather Diaries sit up there with them? Absolutely
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8.5
96779
8.5 |
The Quietus
Weather Diaries feels like the rightful heir to Going Blank Again, which, until now, was the band's creative highpoint
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8.5
96807
8.5 |
Paste Magazine
The more immediate first half stuffs the album’s three singles one after the other while the second half offers a longer sonic odyssey for listeners to parse through
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8.0
96847
8.0 |
Exclaim
As inventive and dynamic as anything else they've done
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8.0
96890
8.0 |
The Guardian
Shoegaze heroes broaden their horizons
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8.0
96929
8.0 |
PopMatters
Oxford’s dreaming sons erase their ending with an album that is fondly unfamiliar and more rewarding for it
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8.0
96947
8.0 |
DIY
The band harness their greatest strengths as they aim to step outside their comfort zone
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8.0
97047
8.0 |
Under The Radar
The production is slick, but the songs are more intricately arranged than ever before and their hook-filled melodies—always Ride's most underappreciated weapon—have been pulled to the surface
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8.0
97227
8.0 |
The Skinny
Something of a triumph and infinitely better than many a fan could have hoped for
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7.5
96900
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Ride redeems its squandered past with the promising comeback
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7.0
96916
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
It sounds a lot like Going Blank Again, it has big noisy pop songs, it has dreamy ballads, and it’s really very very good indeed
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7.0
96775
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
‘Weather Diaries’ stays true to the band’s textured presentation and time-worn melodies, but it also smooths over some of the edges that could have made it essential
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7.0
96935
7.0 |
Clash
Ride still hold a vice-grip control over their illusion
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6.7
96774
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
A promising comeback whose momentum runs out a little too early
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6.5
97024
6.5 |
Gig Soup
File this album under “almost, but not quite”
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6.5
97430
6.5 |
Prefix
Ride's first album in over two decades has some brilliant highs, but can also get bogged down in atmosphere
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6.4
97170
6.4 |
Earbuddy
Ultimately, Weather Diaries adds to Ride’s discography in a positive way
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6.3
96983
6.3 |
Pitchfork
Promising but never quite satisfying
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6.0
97129
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Perhaps another classic will come in the next few years, but, for now, it’s good to have the Oxford foursome back and refusing to rest on their considerable laurels
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6.0
96777
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
It is clear Ride are very happy as a living band again and not just purveyors of nostalgia
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6.0
96778
6.0 |
The Music
Not likely to considered alongside their finest, but a welcome return nonetheless
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6.0
96780
6.0 |
Q
It aims to reboot and modernise the chiming atmospherics of their debut. Print edition only
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6.0
96781
6.0 |
Mojo
Leaves a warm afterglow. Print edition only
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6.0
96794
6.0 |
musicOMH
On balance this is a more than respectable return to form from the Oxford quartet
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6.0
96882
6.0 |
The Irish Times
A ride through the tried and tested
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6.0
96974
6.0 |
The Observer
It flickers, but doesn’t quite catch fire
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6.0
96933
6.0 |
Crack
An assured comeback and should appeal both to those who followed Ride back in the day and the kids who’ve worked backwards from their new favourite bands to study their influences
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4.0
97046
4.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Weather Diaries only belies a sense of time-taking when it comes to texture, and it doesn’t exhibit any of the hallmark textures of shoegaze
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