EP · Ride
Play by Ride
Play is an EP by Ride, released in 1990. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Like A Daydream”, on 1 list with a best position of #4.
Play, a 1990 EP on Creation Records, catches Ride, the Oxford four-piece formed just two years before, in the thick of building the sound that would be called shoegaze, the same year as their debut album, Nowhere. The band produced it themselves, and it sounds that way: no polish, all swirl. Andy Bell and Mark Gardener share the singing and guitars, their voices melting into a haze of distortion, while Steve Queralt's bass rolls underneath and Loz Colbert drums like he's trying to outrun the feedback. "Like a Daydream" is the pick, a sweet pop song buried alive in noise. In the band's catalog it sits between Ride and Smile.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Play on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like A Daydream | 1 | #4 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.