This Is Not a Safe Place

This Is Not a Safe Place
Studio album by
Ride
Released16 August 2019
RecordedOctober 2018–March 2019
StudioAssault & Battery, London
Genre
Length50:45
Label
ProducerErol Alkan
Ride chronology
Tomorrow's Shore
(2018) 		This Is Not a Safe Place
(2019) 		Interplay
(2024)
Singles from This Is Not a Safe Place
  1. "Future Love"
    Released: 23 April 2019
  2. "Repetition"
    Released: 2 July 2019
  3. "Clouds of Saint Marie"
    Released: 13 August 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB−[4]
Exclaim!6/10[5]
The Irish Times[6]
Mojo[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork6.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

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 is the band's second produced by English DJ Erol Alkan.

  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.