RYDE
Stop the Wheel
Words: Music News Monthly
Bristol duo RYDE have released their second single Stop The Wheel, following their debut track Winter, which first put the project on the radar earlier this year through BBC Introducing.
The new track moves in a different direction without abandoning what made the first release work. It starts quietly, led by close harmonies that feel controlled and almost static. That calm does not last long. As the song unfolds, it becomes more restless, pushing into something louder and harder to sit with.
The new track moves in a different direction without abandoning what made the first release work. It starts quietly, led by close harmonies that feel controlled and almost static. That calm does not last long. As the song unfolds, it becomes more restless, pushing into something louder and harder to sit with.
Rhythm is what really shifts the track. Drums come from Pete Flood of Bellowhead, and their style of playing keeps things exciting and unpredictable. There is a breakbeat feel running through it, giving the song a sense of motion without settling into a particular groove. The strings are introduced, not to soften things, but to help create a much broader, fuller sound that keeps building on that already vibrant soundscape. Cracking work!
RYDE is a collaboration between Arran Glass, who also releases music as Apple of My Eye, and Brontë Shande, currently touring Europe as the lead vocalist with the Amy Winehouse Band. Their different backgrounds show up in the contrast between restraint and intensity across the track.
Stop The Wheel is already out now and available across all major streaming platforms.
RYDE is a collaboration between Arran Glass, who also releases music as Apple of My Eye, and Brontë Shande, currently touring Europe as the lead vocalist with the Amy Winehouse Band. Their different backgrounds show up in the contrast between restraint and intensity across the track.
Stop The Wheel is already out now and available across all major streaming platforms.