“The Ride” shows Glenn Valles deliver a country tune that’s light-hearted and joyful with a spirit and character that’s easy-going and loaded with a character and punch. With a gritty vocalist that delivers that requisite gruffness for his composition, Valles latest tune delivers that heartland feeling with a flourish and joy that’s delightfully rendered. Imbued with a sparking electronic guitar section and an immediately addictive chorus, “The Ride” is a light-hearted and quirky song about a prank where the singer and protagonist narrates a story wherein his friends have taken a laugh at him. It’s a journey of a tune that lets you relish the spark and freshness of a moment that’s singular and all encompassing at once.
“I wanna ride your motorbike, parked outside the door, come with me let’s go”. Around the second minute, the prank starts to unravel itself. The trick they’ve played on him becomes apparent, much to the amusement of his companions. There’s a chirpiness to it, a silly level of amusement that’s made all the more friendly from the nature of its arrangement that really draws you into to its story.