RA RA RIOT REVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR "WATER" AHEAD OF UPCOMING ALBUM, ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

RA RA RIOT REVEALS VIDEO FOR “WATER” ON TUMBLR

THE SINGLE - A COLLABORATION WITH ROSTAM - OUT NOW

 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN SUPPORT OF UPCOMING ALBUM BEGINS MARCH 2

NEED YOUR LIGHT OUT FEBRUARY 19 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

 

PHOTO BY SHERVIN LAINEZ

 

Ra Ra Riot is excited to reveal the video for “Water” from its recently announced forthcoming album Need Your Light out February 192016, on Arts & Crafts. “Water” premiered last month to rave reviews and was spun immediately by Zane Lowe on Beats1, as well as on KCRW's "Morning Become's Eclectic", Sirius XMU, KEXP, WFPK and WXPN. The single also charted on Spotify’s Viral Chart and was quickly picked up by many press outlets including NME, which named it one of it's Best New Tracks. Vampire Weekend’s Rostam, who conceived of the video, co-directed “Water” with Josh Goleman (Alabama Shakes, Skrillex, Gary Clark Jr). 

“It was shot anamorphic in one day in Joshua Tree and L.A.,” says lead-singer Wes Miles.  "The concept came from Rostam, co-writer and producer of the song. We actually started talking about this video as we were still imagining and writing the story in the song. The concept of a weary hitchhiker coming out of the desert toward Los Angeles informed the final lyrics, so it really feels like an extension of the song.”

The video premiered on Ra Ra Riot’s Tumblr via VEVO today. 

WATCH “WATER” HERE

Ra Ra Riot has confirmed the first tour in support of Need Your Light.  The dates kick off March 2 and include stops in Vancouver on March 31 at The Biltmore, in Toronto on April 14 at Lee’s Palace and at Montreal’s Bar Le Ritz on April 15. The full tour is listed below. Tickets for the tour are available now via the band’s pre-sale and go on sale to the general public today. 

Need Your Light was primarily produced by Ryan Hadlock (Vance JoyBlonde Redhead) with two tracks, "I Need Your Light"and "Water," produced by Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire WeekendCharli XCXCarly 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. 

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Ra Ra Riot North American Tour Dates

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

3/13 - Nashville, TN - Exit In

3/15 - Houston, TX - Walter's Downtown

3/16-18 - Austin, TX- SXSW

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

NEED YOUR LIGHT TRACKLIST

 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

 

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