By now, Ride's reunion has joined the ranks of bands where their newer output outnumbers their original run. Yet, unlike their peers in Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, the more recent material hasn't been met with the same critical acclaim. Still, that hasn't stopped the band from chugging along and continuing to release new music while those other bands have slowed or stalled their pace. Even though this year's Interplay didn't deliver the hits, it still kept the band's signature groove locked in and goes far from spoiling their sound. Despite the tendencies to lump them into the shoegaze genre, seeing the band live is always a reminder that they faded more into the territory of jangly brit-pop with their jubilant melodies and breezy harmonies making their sound a bit brighter than some of their contemporaries. As they began their set in Brooklyn, this became even more apparent at the start of their set before they kicked into "Dreams Burn Down" for the third song of the night. What could've been the heaviest song for Coldplay to ever write (and I really do mean that as a compliment), this was the moment the crowd came alive as the booming drums rushed throughout the room and the guitars roared to life with power. A few screams of euphoria also helped to enhance the number and the swells of guitar laddered up to towering heights and swirled over the crowd like a haze of bliss. Even if they don't hit on record, the new songs in the set list were never a damper on the night and brought more of the '90s vibes into the mix with their delightful choruses and paisley-patterned rhythms that ushered in a sweet mood of bemusement and lighter melodies. Of course the moments when the classics punctuated the set, like "Twisterella" coming in around the halfway mark were the obvious highlights of the night and firmly seemed to be the reason the majority of the crowd was in attendance. Bringing things back to their debut, "Taste" was another unexpected jam that permeated the proscenium of the stage and brought a swirl of lush feedback over the crowd as the guitars dove deep into the mix to bring out some maximum power that would come back with brilliant resurgence when the band dug out "Vapour Trail," the true highlight of the night. As the ragged guitar line began to echo with suspended distortion and the vocals floated adrift, the room came alive and the magic set in for the most powerful moment of the set. Following it up with a smoldering "Seagull" felt like the icing on the cake and delivered a final strike of blown-out guitar fuzz. Coming back for a few more hits that were filled with the same rush of psychedelic pop swirls, the night came to a killer finish with a revved-up version of "Chelsea Girl" that had everyone in the crowd vibing along for one last time and sealed the night as one worthy of attention and proved that the band can still fire on all cylinders when given the chance.
Set list:
01 "Monaco"
02 "Portland Rocks"
03 "Dreams Burn Down"
04 "Kill Switch"
05 "Last Frontier"
06 "I Came to See the Wreck"
07 "Twisterella"
08 "Lannoy Point"
09 "Peace Sign"
10 "Taste"
11 "Cool Your Boots"
12 "Vapour Trail"
13 "Seagull"
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14 "Light in a Quiet Room"
15 "Leave Them All Behind"
16 "Chelsea Girl"
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