It's a match made in blog heaven, these two getting together on a track like this: "Ghost Under Rocks" sees Ra Ra Riot at the height of their melodramatic, orchestral pop powers; Passion Pit are an ascendant band that make highly bloggable electro-singles. And the results are, well if you've ever heard "Ghost Under Rocks" and a Passion Pit track (or any Hypem-baiting promo remix before really) (and come now you're reading a music blog), you already know how this one goes. Still there may be a few moments of novelty to it for your next DJ set. Try it:
Ra Ra Riot - "Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)" (MP3)
Ra Ra is going on a pretty extensive tour, including stops with Death Cab, Tokyo Police Club, and their partners on this here remix. Digest the dates:
01/30 - Hamilton, NY @ Colgate University
01/31 - Geneva, NY @ Smith Opera House
02/11 - Birmingham, UK @ Barfly
02/12 - Glasgow@ King Tuts
02/14 - Newcastle @ Academy 2
02/15-Manchester @ Night and Day
02/16 - Nottingham @ Bodega
02/17 - London @ King's College
02/18 - Paris, France @ La Fleche D'or
02/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's on Richards!@
02/22 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky !
02/24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge!@
02/25 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos!@
02/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (Noise Pop) !@
02/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre!@
03/01 - San Diego, CA @ The Loft!@
03/02 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar!@
03/07 - St. Augustine, FL (Harvest of Hope Festival)
03/08 - Miami, FL (Langerado Music Festival)
03/10 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at HOB#
03/11 - Houston, TX @ Walter's on Washington#
03/12 - McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey #
03/13 - San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit#
03/14 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre#
03/16 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown#
03/17 - St. Louis, MO @ The Billiken Club*
03/18 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory$
03/24 - Bloomington, IN @ The Cinemat$
03/25 - Akron, OH @ Musica$!
03/26 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig$
04/07 - Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre%
04/08 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall%
04/09 - Davidson, NC @ John Belk Arena%
04/10 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre%
04/11 - Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre%
04/12 - Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater%
04/15 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium%
04/17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom%
04/18 - East Lansing, MI @ Michigan State University, Breslin Events Center%
04/19 - Waukesha, WI @ Carroll College, Van Male Fieldhouse%
04/24 - Spokane, WA @ Gonzaga University, McCarthey Athletic Center %
04/25 - Boise, ID @ Morrison Center%
04/27 - Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Convention Center, Memorial Hall%
05/01- Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall&
05/04 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium&
05/05 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall&
05/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre&
! w/ Cut Off Your Hands
@ w/ Telekinesis
# w/ Tokyo Police Club
* w/ Maps & Atlases
$ w/ Passion Pit
% w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War Kids
& w/ Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Costa
Also good news Passion Pit fans: they finally have a Wiki page.
