The pioneering 90s shoegaze band Ride has today released ‘Monaco,’ the latest offering from their forthcoming seventh studio album, Interplay, following previously released album singles 'Peace Sign' and 'Last Frontier'.

'Last Frontier' was accompanied with the announcement that the group would be touring Ireland this September. Ride's Irish tour includes dates in Belfast, Dublin and Cork.

For new track ‘Monaco,’ frontman Mark Gardener’s powerful lyrics are matched by an icy, throbbing synth rock intensity that reflects the urgency of their subject, as he explains:

“The backing track came from the earlier Ox4 Sound sessions we did and we gave it a demo name of ‘Monaco’ as we were naming these jams and ideas we were pulling together as place names. One evening, during the recording sessions at Ox4 Sound, the guys had all left the building and I was there with just producer Richie Kennedy and an engineer.

"I had been writing some words about how I was feeling that everybody was being smashed in the current economic climate with the rise of energy bills and all else; to the point that it just seems now that we’re having to live to work instead of working to live".

The musician concluded saying: "The song is a reflection on this feeling of how we’re all being smashed to pieces and under pressure constantly financially.

It’s a kind of call to arms against this whilst we still have strength to fight against it . ‘Monaco’ then stayed as the ironic title as the song is totally against the madness of the few who live in their artificial, detached rich bubbles in Monaco.”

'Monaco' is the latest release of the group's upcoming record 'Interplay' which is out March 29 as the group announced on Instagram:

 

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Made up of guitarist/vocalists Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, alongside drummer Laurence “Loz” Colbert and bassist Steve Queralt, Ride were formed in Oxford in 1988.

Reuniting in 2014, Interplay will be Ride’s third album since then, having now been together longer in their current second phase than their original iteration as 90’s shoegaze pioneers. It will follow 2017’s Weather Diaries and 2019’s This Is Not A Safe Place, which re-lit the Ride spark, both pleasing old diehards and introducing one of the most forward-thinking guitar bands of their generation to a whole new audience.

Fans can listen to 'Monaco' here.

Ride - Interplay tracklist:
1. Peace Sign
2. Last Frontier
3. Light in a Quiet Room
4. Monaco
5. I Came to See the Wreck
6. Stay Free
7. Last Night I Came Somewhere to Dream
8. Sunrise Chaser
9. Midnight Rider
10. Portland Rocks
11. Essaouira
12. Yesterday is Just a Song