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". The album is the band's second produced by English DJ Erol Alkan.
Production After seeing on exhibition in 2018, Andy Bell was inspired by the work and thinking of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. One symbol that Basquiat incorporated into his work was three slashes '///'. This was based upon historic graffiti markings used by American hobos to indicate an unsafe place. This influenced the album name and cover artwork. Basquiat is also referenced in the lyrics of Repetition.
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".
Track listing
Personnel Ride Andy Bell Loz Colbert Mark Gardener Steve Queralt
Additional musician Christine Biller – vocal on "R.I.D.E"
Technical personnel Erol Alkan – production, engineering (Phantasy Sound) Caesar Edmunds – engineering (Assault & Battery), mixing Richie Kennedy – engineering (Assault & Battery) Chris D'Adda – engineering (Vale) Ride – additional recording and production Alan Moulder – mixing John Davis – mastering
Design Matt De Jong – creative direction Jamie-James Medina – creative direction Vincent Tullo – cover photography Julian Hayr – studio photography Kalpesh Lathigra – other band photography
Charts + Chart performance for This Is Not a Safe Place Chart (2019) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 78
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