New Ra Ra Riot Video - "Ghost Under Rocks"
Earlier this week we went up to Syracuse with Ra Ra Riot for a live take of The Rhumb Line's "Too Too Too Fast." The production values were high and the sound crisp, but still, it was a live clip. "Ghost Under Rocks" is a proper video for the orch-pop band, with director Brian Savelson at the helm. It's not too much different than the live vid really, in that the band is simply performing and the song is very good, although the ropes and world map do somehow fit the need to examine dreams, and letting the frequent fliers be, and etc. It's somehow sweet and sad at once. Ra Ra Riot is one of those bands that's growing on me, quickly.
(via Subterranean)
The Rhumb Line is out via Barsuk. The following tour dates still apply:
08/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Soundgarden
08/25 - Paris, France @ Casino De Paris
08/26 - London, UK @ Madame Jojo's
08/27 - London, UK @ Water Rats Theatre
Posted at 5:47 PM by amrit in Video
Tags: Ra Ra Riot
yesssssssssssss
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LOVE this song, LOVE this video, LOVE this band. the rhumb line is definitely inching it's way towards my '08 top ten list.
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syracuse represent
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I've been into this band since I first heard them on WOXY years ago. Great to see them making it big.
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i dunno i've seen these guys a few times and all their songs just kind of sound the same with these big boring strings over it. they are a great band but i hope to hear some things from them that are more well...different
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why is syracuse mentioned in every post about ra ra riot on every single blog....i live in syracuse...its a shit town...
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Prediction:
Ra Ra Riot next in line for a Vampire Weekend backlash.
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Agreed 100%. Is it me or do the new versions of songs on The Rhumb Line ("Dying Is Fine", "Can You Tell", "Ghost", etc) not even come close to matching the bright eyed urgency of the same songs on previous recordings. Still think the demo version of "Dying..." with John Pike is, by far, the best.
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oh god. shut up with the backlash shit. can we just listen to music for once?
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I've gone to Syracuse University for 3 years and have yet to see Ra Ra Riot because I'm lazy.
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yeah give it up with the backlash shit. why be a dick, just listen to music because you like it. This band is great, i like the ep and demo versions of "dying is fine" and "can you tell" waaaay better though. What's up with the new lyrics on "can you tell" ?
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I agree McG. The demo version of "Can You Tell" is my favorite by far. They keep changing some of the lyrics and compositions of the songs. When I saw them at WOXY, they said they like to tweek the songs to keep them fresh.
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The term "orch-pop" makes me mighty flaccid.
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i knew about them when they were fetuses
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