Propelled by a driving bassline with euphoric '80s-inspired synths, it marks the third single from the Oxford shoegaze giants' new album, 'Interplay', due out through Wichita Recordings / PIAS on March 29.
It'll be joined on the record by the previously unveiled cuts Last Frontier and Peace Sign. Mark Gardener commented:
"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 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."
The band will support the LP with a UK and Ireland tour in September, following North American dates in the spring. Tickets are on sale.
Ride Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat May 11 2024 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Big Night Live (USA)
Wed May 15 2024 - DETROIT Michigan - Majestic Theatre Detroit (USA)
Thu May 16 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Metro Chicago (USA)
Fri May 17 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Fine Line Music Cafe (USA)
Sun May 19 2024 - ENGLEWOOD Colorado - Gothic Theatre (USA)
Wed May 22 2024 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom (Canada)
Sat May 25 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox (USA)
Mon September 02 2024 - BELFAST Limelight
Tue September 03 2024 - DUBLIN Olympia Theatre
Wed September 04 2024 - CORK Cyprus Avenue
Fri September 06 2024 - SHEFFIELD Leadmill
Sat September 07 2024 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Boiler Shop
Sun September 08 2024 - GLASGOW SWG3
Tue September 10 2024 - LIVERPOOL Camp & Furnace - Furnace
Thu September 12 2024 - LEEDS Leeds Beckett Students Union
Fri September 13 2024 - MANCHESTER New Century
Sat September 14 2024 - BRISTOL SWX
Mon September 16 2024 - FALMOUTH princess pavilion
Tue September 17 2024 - PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Guildhall
Wed September 18 2024 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Fri September 20 2024 - LONDON Roundhouse
Sat September 21 2024 - WOLVERHAMPTON University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall
Sun September 22 2024 - CAMBRIDGE Junction 1
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