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The Charlatans Will Perform Between 10th and 11th and Ride Will Perform Nowhere
Sep 25, 2023
By Mark Redfern
At the start of this year The Charlatans and Ride teamed up for some co-headlining North American tour dates and next January they are doing it again. As with the previous tour, Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans will be performing their 1992-released sophomore album, Between 10th and 11th, and shoegazing icons Ride will perform their 1990-released debut album, Nowhere. More
Tour Kicks Off in January
Nov 29, 2022
By Joey Arnone
The Charlatans and Ride have announced a North American co-headline tour for 2023. Tickets are set to go on sale this Friday (Dec. 2) at 10 a.m. local time. More
I Am A Strange Loop Out Now
Oct 07, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has announced the release of three new EPs featuring remixes, acoustic versions, and covers of songs which inspired Bell during the creation of his most recent solo album, Flicker. The first EP, entitled, I Am A Strange Loop, is out now. It features remixes of tracks from Flicker by a variety of artists. Bell has shared a video for a David Holmes remix of “The Sky Without You.” More
Plus Mount Kimbie, James Yorkston, and More
Jul 14, 2022
By Joey Arnone
British record label Eat Your Own Ears has released a new EP today consisting of previously unreleased tracks from artists they have supported over the years. It is the first in a series of four EPs, released digitally alongside a set of limited-edition cassette tapes. The first EP features tracks by Four Tet, Ride (remixed by Robert Smith of The Cure), Sylvan Esso, Mount Kimbie, James Yorkston, and several other artists. More
Flicker Out Now via Sonic Cathedral
Jul 05, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has shared a cover of Pentangle’s 1969 song “Light Flight.” It is out now as a digital B-side to Bell’s single release of his song “Lifeline,” taken from his latest solo album, Flicker. More
Flicker Due Out February 11 via Sonic Cathedral
Jan 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has announced the release of a new solo album, Flicker, which will be out on February 11 via Sonic Cathedral. Bell has also shared a video for the album’s lead single “Something Like Love.” More
Tour Will Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Nowhere
Oct 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Iconic ’90s British shoegaze band Ride have announced a 2022 tour across the U.K. The tour is in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Nowhere, the band’s 1990 debut album. Originally planned for 2020, the tour had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. EST. More
Plus Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth, Ade & Connan Mockasin, POND, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week we were feeling a bit indecisive and couldn’t really narrow it down to a Top 10, so we went with a Top 12 instead. More
Pattern Recognition Due Out October 1 via Bytes; Single Features Sinead O’Brien and Simone Marie Butler
Jul 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has announced a new album under his side project GLOK, Pattern Recognition, and shared the album’s first single, “Maintaining the Machine,” which features Sinead O’Brien and Simone Marie Butler. More
First EP, The Indica Gallery, Will Be Out April 9 on Sonic Cathedral
Feb 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has announced a new series of EPs and a compilation album, collectively titled Ever Decreasing Circles, to be released in the coming months. The first EP, The Indica Gallery, will be out April 9 on 12-inch vinyl and digital. It consists of five reworkings of songs from Bell’s debut solo album, 2020’s The View from Halfway Down, by British electronic artist Pye Corner Audio. The sixth and final track is a remix of Pye Corner Audio’s reworking of “Indica,” done by Bell under his GLOK moniker. More
The View From Halfway Down Out Now via Sonic Cathedral
Oct 09, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has released his debut solo album, The View From Halfway Down, today on Sonic Cathedral. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. More
The View From Halfway Down Due Out October 9 on Sonic Cathedral
Sep 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, is releasing his debut solo album, The View From Halfway Down, on October 9 on Sonic Cathedral. Now he has shared a new song from the album, “I Was Alone,” via a video for it. More
The View From Halfway Down Due Out October 9 on Sonic Cathedral
Aug 11, 2020
By Jennifer Irving
Andy Bell, founding member of ’90s British shoegaze band Ride, has announced his debut solo album, The View From Halfway Down, and shared its first single, “Love Comes in Waves,” via a video for it. The album will be released October 9 on Sonic Cathedral. More
Clouds in the Mirror Due Out May 1 via Wichita; Listen to New Versions of “Repetition” and “Clouds of Saint Marie”
Mar 10, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride released a new album, This Is Not a Safe Place, last year via Wichita. Now they have announced a new remixed version of the album, entitled Clouds in the Mirror, in which each track has been reworked by Pêtr Aleksänder. They have also shared two tracks from it, remixes of “Repetition” and “Clouds of Saint Marie.” More
Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more
Sep 27, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More
Plus Michael Kiwanuka, Ride, Chelsea Wolfe, Death Cab for Cutie, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was a super strong week for new songs. There was lots of debate about how many tracks we should include this week and what would make the list. Hence we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10. There are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More
Plus Stream New Albums from Ride, Friendly Fires, Shura, Amason, Blanck Mass, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and More
Aug 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Sleater-Kinney have released a new album, The Center Won’t Hold, today via Mom + Pop and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. Below that are streams of other notable albums released today: Amason, Blanck Mass, Friendly Fires, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Hold Steady, Oso Oso, Ride, and Shura. More
This Is Not a Safe Place Out Now via Wichita
Aug 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride have released a new album, This Is Not a Safe Place, today via Wichita. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
This Is Not a Safe Place Due Out This Friday via Wichita
Aug 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride are releasing a new album, This Is Not a Safe Place, this Friday (August 16) via Wichita. Now they have shared the third single from the album, “Clouds of Saint Marie,” which leans into dream pop and is likely the final pre-release single from the album. More
Plus Jay Som, Jenny Hval, Ride, Penelope Isles, Gruff Rhys, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the July 4th holiday; there really weren’t too many new songs last week. So this week’s edition covers songs from both this week and last week, hence we have 12 choices. More
This Is Not a Safe Place Due Out August 16 via Wichita
Jul 02, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride are releasing a new album, This Is Not a Safe Place, on August 16 via Wichita. Previously they shared its first single, “Future Love” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Repetition,” which has a bit of an ‘80s vibe to it. More
Plus FKA twigs, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Japanese Breakfast, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a plethora of strong tracks to choose from this week, thanks in part to both some new albums that were announced this week and some other albums that were released today. So much so that we have expanded it to a Top 12 this week (as we’ve done from time to time in the past). More
This Is Not a Safe Place Due Out August 16 via Wichita
Apr 23, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride have announced a new album, This Is Not a Safe Place, and shared its first single, “Future Love.” More
Tomorrow's Shore EP Out Now via Wichita
Feb 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 to do some touring and finally released their first new album in 21 years, Weather Diaries, last June via Wichita. Today they have released a new EP, Tomorrow’s Shore, which includes the previously shared single “Catch You Dreaming” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now “Catch You Dreaming” has a video. More
Plus Field Music, Gaz Coombes, Belle and Sebastian, The Radio Dept., Hookworms, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 12, 2018
By Mark Redfern
We haven’t posted a Songs of the Week post in quite awhile, as there weren’t that many new songs of note over the holidays or at the start of the year, but this week there was an tidal wave of new tracks worth considering for this list. It was definitely a challenge to narrow it down to only 10 (Franz Ferdinand and Marlon Williams almost made the Top 10). More
Tomorrow's Shore Due Out February 16 via Wichita
Jan 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 to do some touring and finally released their first new album in 21 years, Weather Diaries, last June via Wichita. Now they have announced a new EP, Tomorrow’s Shore, and shared one of its songs, “Catch You Dreaming.” More
Another Dark Year Was Brightened By a Plethora of Fantastic Albums
Dec 30, 2017
By Mark Redfern
2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More
Weather Diaries Out Now via Wichita
Nov 02, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring, and finally released their first new album in 21 years, Weather Diaries, back in June via Wichita. Now they have shared a brand new song, “Pulsar,” which isn’t featured on the album and is inspired by space. More
Weather Diaries Out Now via Wichita
Aug 22, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring, and finally released their first new album in 21 years, Weather Diaries, back in June via Wichita. Now they have shared a video for “Cali.” Niall Trask directed the video, which features lots and lots of surfing. More
Issue 61 Also Includes Interviews with The War on Drugs, The National, Broken Social Scene, Slowdive vs. Ariel Pink, Phoenix, Beach House, and Much More
Jul 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Summer 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Grizzly Bear on the cover. More
Don't Crack-Up Reading the Melodramatic Weather Diaries
Jun 16, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here we highlight five albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. We have also included Amazon links for each album. If you click through those links and buy the album (or anything else on Amazon once you’ve clicked through) then Amazon rewards us with a sales percentage. More
Weather Diaries Due Out Tomorrow via Wichita
Jun 15, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring, and are finally releasing their first new album in 21 years, Weather Diaries, tomorrow via Wichita. On the eve of its release they have shared a video for “All I Want.” More
Plus Japanese Breakfast, LIV, Ride, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 09, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
What a packed week for new songs and album announcements, enough to help you ignore all the James Comey/Donald Trump (but at least the Conservatives stumbled at the U.K. general election). More
Weather Diaries Due Out June 16 via Wichita
Jun 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring, and are releasing a new album, Weather Diaries, next Friday (June 16) via Wichita. Previously they shared its first two singles (and their first new songs in 21 years), the straight up rocker “Charm Assault” and the dreamier “Home Is a Feeling.” More
Plus a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
May 26, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
To help you sort through the multitude of new songs released in the last seven days, we have picked the five best. Below that we have also highlighted other notable new tracks shared this week. This week was light on exciting new songs, likely due to the impending long Memorial Day holiday weekend, but there were still pleasures to be found. More
Weather Diaries Due Out June 16 via Wichita
May 26, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring, and are releasing a new album, Weather Diaries, on June 16 via Wichita. More
Weather Diaries Due Out June 16 via Wichita
Apr 26, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring, and are releasing a new album, Weather Diaries, on June 16 via Wichita. More
Weather Diaries Due Out June 16 via Wichita, Video Co-Directed by Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe
Mar 23, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring. They announced back in December that they were working on a new album and last month they shared its first two singles (and their first new songs in 21 years), the straight up rocker “Charm Assault” and the dreamier “Home Is a Feeling.” More
New Album Due Out This Summer
Feb 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring. They announced back in December that they were working on a new album and last week they shared its first two singles (and their first new songs in 21 years), the straight up rocker “Charm Assault”and the dreamier “Home Is a Feeling.” More
New Album Due Out This Summer
Feb 22, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring. They announced back in December that they were working on a new album and yesterday they shared its first single, “Charm Assault,” which was their first new song in 21 years. More
New Album Due Out This Summer
Feb 21, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring. They announced back in December that they were working on a new album and now they have shared its first single, “Charm Assault.” More
The Band Are Working with Producer Erol Alkan
Dec 01, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride reformed in 2014 and have been touring. In 2015 they also released Nowhere25, a 25th anniversary reissue of their 1990-released debut album Nowhere. But they haven’t released a new studio album since 1996’s Tarantula, which was put out after the band split up and was poorly received. More
Nowhere25 Due out November 6
Oct 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride recently reformed and have been touring. They also recently announced Nowhere25, a 25th anniversary reissue of their 1990 released debut album Nowhere. Today the band has shared a new remix of their classic single “Vapour Trail” done by none other than Robert Smith of The Cure. More
Plus: Read Our Track-by-Track Discussion of their Classic Debut Album
Sep 17, 2015
By Austin Trunick
Recently-reunited shoegaze legends Ride have announced a deluxe anniversary edition of their classic debut record, Nowhere. This new reissue expands the album to 15 songs, and includes a DVD featuring a remastered London performance from 1991. More
Tour Starts Later This Month
Sep 08, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride recently reformed and have already played some U.S. dates (including Coachella). Previously they announced some September and October American dates. Now they’ve announced that DIIV and The Besnard Lakes will support them on some of their dates. More
Last Weekend in Katowice, Poland
Aug 12, 2015
By Julia Underwood
Last weekend Katowice, Poland hosted the tenth annual edition of OFF Festival. More
September 23-27 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
May 05, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
For the eleventh year now Champaign-Urbana, Illinois will host the Pygmalion Festival. 2015’s initial lineup has been revealed and it features iconic British shoegazers Ride, Purity Ring, tUnE-yArDs, Sylvan Esso, Zola Jeus, Strand of Oaks, Ryley Walker, Bully, White Reaper, and more. More
Going Blank Again... Again in September and October
May 04, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
British shoegazing icons Ride recently reformed and have already played some West Coast dates (including Coachella), with some shows in Atlanta, New York, and Toronto coming up in the next month. More
Influential Shoegaze Band Will Play Primavera, Field Day, and more
Nov 19, 2014
By Cody Ray Shafer
Ride, the British shoegaze outfit, is reuniting for a world tour next year. The band called it quits in 1996, but banners have been popping up all over Barcelona hinting at their reunion. They’ve officially announced a series of tour dates for next spring that include Primavera Sound Festival and Field Day in London. More
Mark Gardener and Andy Bell on 1990's Shoegaze Classic
Nov 18, 2013
By Austin Trunick
Arguably second only to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, Ride‘s Nowhere is now revered as one of the shoegaze era’s best albums. More
“We have a mutual respect for each other.”
Aug 20, 2013
By Austin Trunick
Mark Gardener (formerly of Ride) and Robin Guthrie (formerly of Cocteau Twins) will be releasing a full-length collaborative album, likely later in 2013. We spoke to Gardener about it. More
The two-disc special edition also includes Today Forever EP and Live Show
Nov 10, 2010
By Lauren Barbato
British shoegaze outfit Ride came to prominence in 1990 with Nowhere, the band’s debut LP that labeled Ride, practically overnight, a force to be reckoned with in the U.K. music scene. More
Interviews
Jan 06, 2021
By Dom Gourlay
Andy Bell has had an illustrious career over the past 30 years as a member of Ride, Oasis, Beady Eye, and Hurricane #1. Last year he released his debut solo album The View From Halfway Down, which turned out to be one of 2020’s finest. More
Oct 30, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
It’s been a rewarding four years for Ride since the band returned to the live stage in the early part of 2015 after an 18-year hiatus. Since then, the Oxford, England-formed four-piece have recorded two critically acclaimed albums culminating in this year’s excellent This Is Not a Safe Place, a record some are calling their finest since 1992’s Going Blank Again. More
Sep 19, 2017
By Lily Moayeri
Timing is everything. Seminal early ‘90s U.K. group Ride broke up prior to the release of its—at the time—final album, 1996’s Tarantula. Much was made of this split, marking it as acrimonious, when in reality it only lasted a few weeks with the members returning to each other quickly, albeit as friends, not band mates. More
The Classic Shoegaze Album: Dissected
Sep 17, 2015
By Austin Trunick
Nowhere celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and in honor of that milestone, Ride’s Mark Gardener—who also shared songwriting duties on the album—hopped on the phone with us to look back at all eight tracks that appeared on the record’s initial release. More
Plus: Could this Reunion Mean New Music is on the Way?
Sep 16, 2015
By Austin Trunick
This October, Ride’s landmark debut record Nowhere celebrates its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they’re setting out on their first extensive world tour since their split in the mid-1990s. We spoke to Mark Gardener about the details behind Ride’s reunion, their upcoming tour dates, and whether or not getting the band back together could mean that new music might be in the works. More
Mark Gardener and Andy Bell on 1990's Shoegaze Classic
Nov 18, 2013
By Austin Trunick
Arguably second only to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, Ride‘s Nowhere is now revered as one of the shoegaze era’s best albums. More
Feb 24, 2011
By Frank Valish
This month Rhino Records reissued Ride’s seminal debut LP, Nowhere, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album’s release. To commemorate, guitarist/vocalist Mark Gardener took some time from his current studio and soundtrack work to speak with Under the Radar about his band’s milestone. More
Reviews
Jun 09, 2022
By Andy Robbins
Ride warmed up for this weekend’s Primavera Sound festival by playing the seminal “Going Blank Again” as a whole in Brighton. More
Apr 25, 2022
By Dom Gourlay
Ride celebrate the 30th anniversary of seminal debut “Nowhere” in emphatic style More
Feb 27, 2018
By Ben Jardine
Their second reunion well underway, Ride is back yet again with new music. The shoegaze pioneers put out a new record last year in the form of the New Wave-tinged LP, Weather Diaries. More
Jun 20, 2017
By Austin Trunick
Over the years we’ve probed Ride again and again about the possibility of new music. Kudos to them for keeping coy through all of our haranguing (which, no doubt, they’ve received from everyone they’ve ever spoken to in the 20 years since their dissolution.) More
Jun 20, 2017
By Aug Stone
The first four songs on Weather Diaries, Ride‘s first album in 21 years, nod to the shoegazing band’s early ‘90s output. Feel-wise and melodically, the intention is there but unfortunately the songs aren’t. More