quite possibly the most boring (and disappointing) release of this year.
I've never been a gigantic Ride fan, MBV and Slowdive have always captured me significantly more. However, I do love some aspects of Nowhere and Going Blank Again is one of my favourite shoegaze albums, so I thought "why not check this out?"
And it was quite literally the most boring 50 minutes of my life. At least with an album like the Slowdive s/t which I didn't love, there's some sign of the soul that ... read more
Not as urgent and memorable as Weather Diaries but this one is not that bad at all, they could've done much better with the overall sound which sucks because the singles they've released were pretty strong. This could work at repeated listens.
The shoegaze veterans return with a record which feels decent. This Is Not a Safe Place is basically just an unremarkable album that is enjoyable, it doesn't do much to make you remember it, but doesn't do anything to make you hate it.
Best Track: R.I.D.E.
Worst Track: 15 Minutes
1 | R.I.D.E. 2:59 | 84 |
2 | Future Love 3:38 | 89 |
3 | Repetition 3:17 | 84 |
4 | Kill Switch 2:45 | 80 |
5 | Clouds of Saint Marie 3:53 | 82 |
6 | Eternal Recurrence 5:48 | 85 |
7 | Fifteen Minutes 3:13 | 78 |
8 | Jump Jet 5:08 | 87 |
9 | Dial Up 3:37 | 88 |
10 | End Game 3:37 | 81 |
11 | Shadows Behind the Sun 4:00 | 82 |
12 | In This Room 8:40 | 73 |
#27 | / | Under the Radar |
#32 | / | musicOMH |