Yesterday, Ra Ra Riot released a video for their single "Dance With Me" off their new album, Beta Love. In the video, zombie-skeletons chase the band throughout a post-apocalyptic New York City,…   Read Story »

David Dean Burkhart, a fan of Ra Ra Riot, recently made his own video for "Beta Love," the dance-poppy title track from the band's new album, by editing together footage from a local 1980s Bay Area…   Read Story »

We've slowly been getting tracks from the new Ra Ra Riot LP, Beta Love, and now the band has made the whole thing available to stream, in advance of its release next week. It's the band's first…   Read Story »

Later this month, Syracuse-spawned indie-poppers Ra Ra Riot will release their new LP Beta Love. It's their third album but their first as a quartet, with cellist Alexandra Lawn out of the fold.…   Read Story »

Ra Ra Riot's Beta Love is out next month. They're a four-piece now, and the loss of Alexandra Lawn's cello has ushered in an apparently synthier sound. We've heard the buoyant title track, and today…   Read Story »

Brooklyn-via-Syracuse indie-poppers Ra Ra Riot are set to release their third album -- and first since parting ways with cellist Alexandra Lawn -- next year, and they're building anticipation…   Read Story »

Ra Ra Riot bassist Mathieu Santos released a solo album called Massachusetts 2010 last year, and today we've got the eyebleed of a visual for the single "Northern Mentality." Given that the song is a…   Read Story »

On 4/21, Record Store Day, Barsuk and Luaka Bop will release a split 7" from Ra Ra Riot and Delicate Steve. On one side, Delicate Steve will help Ra Ra Riot to cover Steve Winwood's cheese-rock…   Read Story »

Cellist and vocalist Alexandra Lawn is leaving Ra Ra Riot, and she took to the band's Tumblr to post a heartfelt note: While this is not a ‘goodbye’, the time has come for me to leave Ra Ra…   Read Story »

Last night, Ra Ra Riot brought their ornately emotive indie-pop and their general sexiness to the stage at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, performing their song "Shadowcasting." Watch the video…   Read Story »