Weather Diaries

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.

Weather Diaries
Studio album by Ride
Released	16 June 2017
Recorded	November 2016 – February 2017
Genre	Alternative rock, shoegaze, dream pop, post-punk revival
Length	52:10
Label	Wichita Recordings, Play It Again Sam
Producer	Erol Alkan
Ride chronology
Waves: Radio 1 Sessions 90–94 (2003) Weather Diaries (2017) Tomorrow's Shore (2018)
Singles from Weather Diaries
"Charm Assault" Released: 21 February 2017 "Home Is a Feeling" Released: 22 February 2017 "All I Want" Released: 26 April 2017 "Cali" Released: 1 September 2017

Release

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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Clash	7/10[6]
Consequence of Sound	B−[7]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[10]
PopMatters	[11]

Reviews were largely positive. Spin felt the album had less shoegaze and was a simplified sound compared to early albums.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
12.	"Home Is A Feeling Remix (A Creamy Crambled Suite for a Ride, by Babe, Terror)"	25:44
Total length:		77:53

Personnel

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

• Erol Alkan – producing
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• Claudio Szynkier as Babe, Terror – remix, Japanese bonus track

Charts

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