The Ra Ra Riot’s don’t list a genre on their myspace, which is quiet understandable, but instead write “Healing & Easy Listening.” This is precisely the vitamins they manufacture and I needed today. After a long day staring at my computer mindlessly, I find myself desperately in need of some vitamins. However, the last thing I wanted to hear was car horns or thunderous wobbles. I needed some easy listening music with some extra strength healing power. Soon enough I re-discovered my love for Discovery, which led me to a great remake of the Ra Ra Riot track Can You Tell. Discovery, is a side project of Wes Miles, Ra Ra Riot lead singer, and Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend. I still can’t decide which version I Iike most, as they are all sooo different. I honestly don’t think you can compare them, as they only just have the lyrics in common. But if my life depended on a decision, I would go with Discovery.

Can You Tell, Vitamins

• Discovery - Can You Discover?
• Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell
• Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell (The Kids Are Radioactive Remix)

Ra Ra Riot’s are coming out with their sophomore album, entitled The Orchard; produced by Ra Ra Riot and Andrew Maury, with mixing from Chris Walla (plus one song by Rostam). Im really hoping its completely different, even if everyone doesn’t LOVE it (deep down I just want more Discovery vitamins). Miles puts it much better in an interview:

“Doing Discovery helped me feel like you don’t really have to do what you think is good, you just do what you want. There’s a subtle difference… We just wanted to make something that was uniquely ours. Even if less people will ultimately get it, that’s the plan.”

Ra Ra Riot Single

• Ra Ra Riot - Boy

Here’s a vacaylicious Passion Pit remix of Ghosts Under Rocks, a track that captured the bands potential at the height of its ability.

Passion Pit Vitamin

• Ra Ra Riot - Ghosts Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix)

Bonus Vitamins

• Phoenix - Fences (Grincheux & Dangereux Remix)
• Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix Feat. Ellie Goulding)
• Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come (Artwork Remix)

Ra Ra Riot’s Tour Dates

• 07/23 – Yokohama, Japan @ Yokohama BLITZ
• 07/24 – Tokyo, Japan @ ZEPP
• 07/27 – Kyoto, Japan @ KSB Hall
• 07/28 – Kyoto, Japan @ KSB Hall
• 08/01 – Montreal, QC (Osheaga Festival)
• 08/04 – Columbus, OH @ Columbus State Fair w/Devo
• 08/28 -Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater @!
• 09/05 – Seattle, WA (Bumbershoot)
• 09/09 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom/MFNW
• 09/12 – North Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival
• 09/18 – Geneva, NY @ Three Stories Benefit @ Cracker Factory
• 09/21 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
• 09/22 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
• 09/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
• 09/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
• 09/27 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl St.^
• 09/28 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place^
• 09/29 – Providence, RI @ The Met^
• 10/01 – Boston, MA @ Royale^
• 10/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero^
• 10/03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel^
• 10/04 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig^
• 10/05 – Chicago, IL @ Metro^
• 10/07 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre^
• 10/08 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room^
• 10/11 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre^
• 10/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue^
• 10/13 – Crystal Bay, NV @ Crystal Bay Club^
• 10/17 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
• 10/19 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House#
• 10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box @ Henry Fonda#
• 10/21 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern#
• 10/22 – Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse#
• 10/24 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbits#
• 10/26 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s#
• 10/27 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live#
• 10/28 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre#
• 10/29 – Little Rock, AR @ Rev Room#
• 10/30 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In#
• 11/01 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre#
• 11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade#
• 11/03 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel#
• 11/04 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle#
• 11/05 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club#
• 11/13 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore*
• 11/17 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall*
• 11/19 – Saskatoon, SK @ Louis’ Pub*
• 11/20 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Garric*

@ w/ Tegan & Sara
! w/ City & Colour
^ w/ Chikita Violenta
# w/ Givers
* w/ Wintersleep

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