In the Fall of 2006 we stumbled across a Ra Ra Riot live show and were blown away. This young band from Syracuse is really something special.
They made us feel like giddy teenagers again and we loved them for it. We wanted you to have a copy of their debut self-released EP. They are currently talking to labels and we are positive you will be hearing much from them in the very near future.

While most bands spend their first year fighting over rehearsal
schedules and playing shows for their parents, Ra Ra Riot managed to spread its sound at ludicrous speed. In less than one year, this group of overachievers has somehow melded six musical brains together to form one collective force hell-bent on making fans move in-time with every pluck, pound, strum and bow. The group’s spirited live shows will surely give it the staying power it needs to keep drawing fans—and maybe, just maybe, Ra Ra Riot’s sunny-side-up style will even be able to do the unthinkable and put Syracuse on the map for something other than snow. After the reactions Ra Ra Riot received from their SXSW performances, it seems certain…

“like Dexy’s Midnight Runners playing R.E.M…their show in Texas was truly astonishing.” – NME

“The six college aged kids create an enormous, hefty sound complete with a cello and violin, not unlike the Arcade Fire or the Olivia Tremor. Ra Ra Riot has enormous potential and considering the band is only a year old, the actualization is inevitable.” –VH1.com ‘Seven Bands From SXSW That Will Matter’

“Ra Ra Riot is one of the best young bands we’ve heard in a really
long time” – Spin.com