Ra Ra Riot recently roared back to recognition with their fourth album, Need Your Light[Barsuk]. The group’s sophisticated, yet bubbly take on pop music has been a stalwart favorite here among us at Neat Beet. Their appeal soars quite wide, as the band successfully sold out Webster Hall on their tour supporting this new record. Not only […]
With 2015’s approaching close and the music news cycle slowed down to a halt, it’s time to reflect on highlights of the year, or in my case, its nadirs. I cobbled up a playlist of my favorite darker, slower songs that were released this year. These songs are the ones that always stick with me most powerfully. […]
Last week, Ra Ra Riot set out on a long-awaited – albeit brief – tour of the Northeast. We at the ‘Beet were lucky enough to catch them twice on their five-city stop, last Tuesday at Baby’s All Right, and the next night at Great Scott in Boston, MA. I caught the second of those […]