Ride have shared a new single, ‘Last Frontier’, which will appear on their forthcoming LP Interplay. Following lead offering ‘Peace Sign’, the track comes with the announcent of a run of tour dates in North America, the UK, and Ireland. Check it out and see the list of dates below.
“This was the runt of the litter of the very first jam session from Mark’s OX4 Studio and I didn’t even include it on my shortlist of the best tracks,” the band’s Andy Bell said in a statement. “It was our producer Richie Kennedy who saw the potential of the song, and we attacked this with a vengeance at Vada studio. A complete revamp of the backing track and arrangement was needed and we took it right back to basics, more towards a pounding Joy Division feel. For the topline, I tried improvising at the mic, singing it all different ways, and coming up with new parts on the spot. I felt really exposed but kind of said to myself, ‘you’re among friends, it’s good to push yourself to try new ways to write.’ It feels different to every vocal I’ve ever done. It’s still a new way of working for me but it’s something I want to continue trying as I think it makes for better vocal lines; a good mixture of written and improvised.”
Interplay is out on March 29 through Wichita Recordings/PIAS.
May 11 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
May 13 – Montreal, QB – Theatre Fairmount
May 14 – Toronto, ON – Concert Hall
May 15 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
May 16 – Chicago, IL – Metro
May 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
May 19 – Denver, Colorado – Gothic Theater
May 22 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
May 23 – Portland, OR – Mission Theater
May 25 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
Sep 2 – Belfast, UK – Limelight
Sep 3 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia
Sep 4 – Cork, Ireland – Cyprus Avenue
Sep 6 – Sheffield, UK – Leadmill
Sep 7 – Newcastle, UK – Boilershop
Sep 8 – Glasgow, UK – SWG 3 TV Studio
Sep 10 – Liverpool, UK – Invisible Wind Factory
Sep 12 – Leeds, UK – Stylus
Sep 13 – Manchester, UK – New Century
Sep 14 – Bristol, UK – SWX
Sep 16 – Falmouth, UK – Princess Pavilions
Sep 17 – Portsmouth, UK – Guildhall
Sep 18 – Brighton, UK – Chalk
Sep 20 – London, UK – Roundhouse
Sep 21 – Wolverhampton, UK – Wulfrun Halls
Sep 22 – Cambridge, UK – Junction
