This Is Not a Safe Place
Studio album by
Ride
Released16 August 2019
RecordedOctober 2018–March 2019
StudioAssault & Battery Studios, London
GenrePost-punk, shoegaze, indie rock
Length50:45
LabelWichita Recordings, Play It Again Sam
ProducerErol Alkan
Ride chronology
Tomorrow's Shore
(2018)		 This Is Not a Safe Place
(2019)
Singles from This Is Not a Safe Place
  1. "Future Love"
    Released: 23 April 2019
  2. "Repetition"
    Released: 2 July 2019
  3. "Clouds of Saint Marie"
    Released: 13 August 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB−[4]
Exclaim!6/10[5]
The Irish Times[6]
Mojo[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork6.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

This Is Not a Safe Place is the sixth studio album by English rock band Ride. The album was released on 16 August 2019, the date being announced on 23 April 2019 along with the release of the album's first single, "Future Love".[12] The album is the band's second produced by English DJ Erol Alkan.

Production

After seeing on exhibition in 2018, Andy Bell was inspired by the work and thinking of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. One symbol that Basquiat incorporated into his work was three slashes '///'.[13] This was based upon historic graffiti markings used by American hobos to indicate an unsafe place.[14] This influenced the album name and cover artwork. Basquiat is also referenced in the lyrics of Repetition.[15][16][17]

Bell stated that the album was influenced by the likes of Sonic Youth and the Fall and by "post-punk in general, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd".[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."R.I.D.E."3:00
2."Future Love"3:38
3."Repetition"3:16
4."Kill Switch"2:44
5."Clouds of Saint Marie"3:54
6."Eternal Recurrence"5:48
7."Fifteen Minutes"3:14
8."Jump Jet"5:08
9."Dial Up"3:36
10."End Game"3:36
11."Shadows Behind the Sun"4:00
12."In This Room"8:40
Total length:50:44

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for This Is Not a Safe Place
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 75
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 193
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 72
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 94
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 7

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews and Tracks for This Is Not a Safe Place by Ride". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Egan, Liam (8 August 2019). "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Clash. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Clark, Tyler (16 August 2019). "Ride Return to Full-Blown Shoegaze on This Is Not a Safe Place". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Oliver (15 August 2019). "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Sweeney, Eamon (16 August 2019). "Ride: This is Not a Safe Place review – Shoegaze icons in brilliant career reboot". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Mojo. September 2019. p. 86.
  8. ↑ McMahon, James (12 August 2019). "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place review". NME. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Cardew, Ben (15 August 2019). "Ride: This Is Not a Safe Place". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Q. September 2019. p. 116.
  11. ↑ "Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Uncut. September 2019. p. 34.
  12. ↑ Skinner, Tom (23 April 2019). "Ride share shimmering new single 'Future Love' and detail upcoming album 'This Is Not A Safe Place'". NME. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Jean-Michel Basquiat - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale London Friday, October 13, 2023". Phillips. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Those Hobo Symbols Seen on Posts and Fences Relayed Important Messages. Can You Decode Them?". Popular Mechanics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "RIDE • Red Light Management". Red Light Management. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Ride - This Is Not A Safe Place - (Vinyl LP, CD)". Rough Trade. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. 1 2 Magee, Kevin (21 August 2019). "Let's Ride – Interview with Ride songwriter / Guitarist Andy Bell". newsoundsmag.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #539". auspOp. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place" (in French). Hung Medien.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Ride | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
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