Ride

United Kingdom, 1988–now

English band formed in Oxford in 1988. Nowhere (1990) sets two-part vocal harmony against dense, heavily effected guitar, one of the defining shoegaze records.

MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Ride and 0 artists Ride influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Ride?

• The Smiths — Gardener and Bell formed their guitar partnership on Smiths worship — the jangle beneath Ride's noise.
• The Byrds — Ride's stacked vocal harmonies are the Byrds' inheritance inside the whiteout — a lineage the band acknowledged.
• My Bloody Valentine — Seeing MBV live set Ride's course — the documented catalyst of their sound.