This Is Not a Safe Place

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 was produced by English DJ Erol Alkan, which is Ride's second album to be produced by him.

This Is Not a Safe Place
Studio album by Ride
Released	16 August 2019
Recorded	October 2018–March 2019
Studio	Assault & Battery Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk, shoegaze, indie rock
Length	50:45
Label	Wichita Recordings, Play It Again Sam
Producer	Erol Alkan
Ride chronology
Tomorrow's Shore (2018) This Is Not a Safe Place (2019)
Singles from This Is Not a Safe Place
"Future Love" Released: 23 April 2019 "Repetition" Released: 2 July 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.8/10
Metacritic	70/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	8/10[3]
Consequence of Sound	B-[4]
Exclaim!	6/10[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	[8]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[9]
Q	[10]
Uncut	7/10[11]

The album cover includes three slashes (///), which is based upon historic graffiti by hobos to indicate an unsafe place.[13]

Andy 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".[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Ride Mark Gardener – lead vocals, guitar Andy Bell – vocals, guitar Steve Queralt – bass guitars Laurence "Loz" Colbert – drums, percussion

Additional personnel Erol Alkan – producing Alan Moulder – mixing Caesar Edmund – mixing

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	75
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	72
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	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.
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14. Magee, Kevin (21 August 2019). "Let's Ride – Interview with Ride songwriter / Guitarist Andy Bell". newsoundsmag.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
15. "Ultratop.be – Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place" (in French). Hung Medien.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ride – This Is Not a Safe Place" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
17. "Ride | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.