This Week In Earworms: Ra Ra Riot

August 12th, 2008

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You guys know what an earworm is, right? It’s a song that gets stuck in your head in no time, whether you like it or not. The song can be a guilty pleasure (like Hinder’s Lips Of An Angel) or something that will make you the early adopter envy of your friends (Ratatat’s Bird Priest). Either way though, the song’s legitimately cool.

So my friend Geoff, ever the tastemaker, turned me on to this band called Ra Ra Riot earlier this week and you’d think he worked for Barsuk Records, their new label, cause the band’s debut album is being released next week on August 19. Very timely.

And here’s where we get to this week’s earworm. I’m absolutely addicted to the song A Manner To Act (RAC Remix), which you can hear on Ra Ra Riot’s MySpace page. It’s a snappy gem of a song. Not sure what the original sounds like (and it won’t be on the band’s upcoming album), but the remix is wicked.

Ra Ra Riot are from Syracuse, New York and have already played with the likes of Art Brut and Editors, and they’re masters of two of indie rock’s tastemaker festivals - CMJ and SXSW (twice!).

Rhumb Line is out on August 19!

Canadian Tour Dates:
September 3 @ Lambi, Montreal
September 4 @ Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
September 21 @ Media Club, Vancouver

Links:
MySpace: Ra Ra Riot
Official Site: Ra Ra Riot

Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at 2:14 pm by Kat and is filed under MuchRadar.

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