Force us to name three things we love, and summer jams, collaborations, and swimming pools are probably near the top of the list (it’s true, we’re not just fabricating ledes these days). So imagine our excitement when all three manifest themselves into a certified sunny season bop courtesy of Poolside. It’s called “Ride With You,” it hits the streams today (August 29) via Ninja Tune/Counter Records, and it finds the project of producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Paradise teaming with Cut Copy bassist Ben Browning.
It’s also chill as fuck.
“’Ride With You’ started with a hypnotic two-chord progression that allowed space for big group vocals and lots of cool little melodic synth lines and guitar bits,” says Browning. “It was one of those songs that came really quickly and easily, which inspired the lyric ‘love is an easy road.’ When Jeff and the Poolside band worked on the song it seriously came to life.”
Take your retro nostalgia back to your rhythmic island of choice, and look ahead towards Poolside’s upcoming studio album Blame It All On Love, arriving in October.