Music: Ra Ra Riot

Posted by Dan December 10th, 2008 at 01:59pm In The Funk

I have to admit — I missed the boat on Ra Ra Riot.

While TiFaux John has long championed the band (they’re from his native Syracuse), I never got around to listening to them til the week after they came to town.  However, YouTube is in town every day of the year — so you can watch the video for “Ghost Under Rocks” any time you want to.

You can tell this for yourself, but Ra Ra Riot (despite the rowdy name) makes brisk chamber pop — earthy, but light, rock sounds augmented by (a pair of hot babes playing) violin and cello. “Ghost Under Rocks” is one of the bands more ominous sounding songs — it has some great tension that never quite releases — but I like its drama.