Ra Ra Riot are back with their first song in five years. Listen to “The Wish” below. Rostam Batmanglij, whose former Vampire Weekend bandmates are playing a handful of shows with Ra Ra Riot, co-wrote ...

The single was co-written and produced by their friend and longtime collaborator Rostam Batmanglij (Remi Wolf, Carly Rae Jepsen, HAIM), mixed by Andrew Maury (Madi Diaz, Tegan and Sara, Shawn Mendes), ...

Ra Ra Riot have gotten a bit less consistent as they’ve gone on (their last album was 2016’s so-so Need Your Light), but their 2008 debut The Rhumb Line remains a very fun, very catchy batch of ...

Wes Miles, the leader of the indie rock band Ra Ra Riot, remembers how much fun he had staying home from school because it afforded him the opportunity to watch science-fiction movies. He would watch ...

After five years, indie-rock band Ra Ra Riot have released a new single, “The Wish,” co-written and produced by Rostam Batmanglij. Ra Ra Riot is renowned for both their cultivation of live music ...

Pretty much everything you can read on the Interweb about Syracuse, N.Y., band Ra Ra Riot begins with a tragic story: In 2007, after playing a show in Providence, R.I., Ra Ra Riot drummer and lyricist ...

Ra Ra Riot is now a four piece and that configuration has infused the band’s music with a refreshed snap and sass. Fans will hear that added spark when the band plays its latest songs from the hot-off ...

Ra Ra Riot played a last minute show at intimate Brooklyn club the Rock Shop last night (3/19). To quote their announcement, they "leave on Tuesday to record a new album and want to play you some new ...

Led briskly by guitarist Milo Bonacci, the four Syracuse University alums in Ra Ra Riot practically marched onto the stage in Setnor Auditorium tonight. They took a quick look at the current students, ...

Ra Ra Riot gets a brief break this weekend from their ongoing tour with California rock band Young the Giant. They could have taken that time to relax, but instead they're coming to Spokane. And ...

Download the fizzily catchy title track from Ra Ra Riot's new album, which comes out Jan. 22, 2013. "Beta Love" is the sound of a band that's left... Song Premiere: Ra Ra Riot, 'Beta Love' Ra Ra Riot ...

Although joyous onstage exuberance makes Ra Ra Riot a must-see live act, the Syracuse quintet’s true strength is their musical subtlety. This rings true on their poignant Barsuk debut, The Rhumb Line: ...