RA RA RIOT SHARES NEW SONG “ABSOLUTELY”
BROOKLYN BAND’S NEW ALBUM NEED YOUR LIGHT OUT FEBRUARY 19 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR INCLUDES DATES IN VANCOUVER, TORONTO AND MONTREAL
Photo by Shervin Lainez
Ra Ra Riot has revealed “Absolutely", a new track off their forthcoming album, Need Your Light. The band shared the song - which Stereogum labeled "ebullient" and Consequence of Sound called "a synth pop whirlwind of a new single" on January 1 via a "New Year's Resolutions" playlist on Spotify. Ryan Hadlock (Vance Joy, Lumineers, Blonde Redhead) produced the track at Bear Creek Studios in Seattle, WA where the band recorded their debut album, The Rhumb Line.
WATCH AND SHARE THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “ABSOLUTELY” HERE
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Ra Ra Riot previously released the single “Water", a collaboration with Vampire Weekend's Rostam that continues to capture the attention of fans and media alike. It was recently playlisted in the pages of Rolling Stone and added on The Current and at Alt Nation. Radio highlights also include 40 plays per week on Sirius XMU, spins on World Cafe (syndicated to 200 stations), and day-of-release plays on Beats 1, KCRW, KEXP, KCMP, KEXP, Sirius XMU, WAPS, WFPK and WXPN. The single has charted on Spotify's Viral Chart and was quickly picked up by many press outlets including NME, which named it one of its Best New Tracks.
The video for "Water" was conceived by Rostam, who co-directed it with Josh Goleman (Alabama Shakes, Skrillex, Gary Clark Jr).
Need Your Light was primarily produced by Ryan Hadlock (Vance Joy, Blonde Redhead) with two tracks, "I Need Your Light" and "Water," produced by Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Charli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen). It is the fourth full-length from Brooklyn's Ra Ra Riot and sees the band -- Wes Miles (vocals), Mathieu Santos (bass), Milo Bonacci (guitar), Rebecca Zeller (violin), and Kenny Bernard(drums) -- getting back to their house party roots without abandoning the more heady soundscapes they explored with 2013's Beta Love. The result is an album that's celebratory without being saccharine and that sees the group collectively mining their prior experiences in order to craft something that looks toward the future with an optimistic gaze.
Ra Ra Riot’s first tour in support of Need Your Light kicks off on March 2 in Albany, NY and includes stops in Vancouver on March 31, Toronto on April 14 and Montreal on April 15. The full tour is listed below and tickets for all dates are available now.
Ra Ra Riot Need Your Light Tracklisting:
1. Water
2. Absolutely
3. Foreign Lovers
4. I Need Your Light
5. Bad Times
6. Call Me Out
7. Instant Breakup
8. Every Time I'm Ready To Hug
9. Bouncy Castle
10. Suckers
Ra Ra Riot Tour
3/02 - Albany, NY - The Hollow
3/03 - Boston, MA - Paradise
3/04 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
3/05 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
3/06 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
3/08 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
3/10 - Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover Festival
3/11 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
3/12 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
3/13 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
3/15 - Houston, TX - Walter's Downtown
3/16-18 - Austin, TX- SXSW
3/19 - Fort Worth, TX - The Live Oak
3/21- Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
3/22 - San Diego, CA - The Irenic
3/24 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
3/25 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Restaurant & Music Club
3/27 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
3/30 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
3/31 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
4/01 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
4/03 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
4/04 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
4/06 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
4/07 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
4/08 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
4/11 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
4/12 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
4/14 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
4/15 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
4/16 - Geneva, NY - The Cracker Factory
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