
Ra Ra Riot have announced a few details about their forthcoming album. The band are set to release their latest effort, entitled ' The Orchard ', on August 24. The album, which is the follow-up to 2008's ' The Rhumb Line ', features 10 tracks including ' Boy ', ' Massachusetts ', and ' Kansai '. ' The Orchard ' was co-produced by the band and Andrew Maury with track mixing done by Death Cab For Cutie 's Chris Walla and Vampire Weekend 's Rostam Batmanglij . [...]

We've been getting so many videos sent to us here at TGTF recently that we've decided to make a daily feature out of it. Every day (for the forseeable future) you'll get a brand new video (well, one we've just found) at 6pm. To start things off, we've got Ra Ra Riot 's new video, featuring a string of people being rejected in the snow. Very fitting with Valentines day tomorrow, and the weather we've been having. Hopefully we will be bringing you another live review (after Last [...]

It's been a pretty amazing year for music around the UK, and following on from my top 10 of 2007 , here is my top 10 of 2008. 10 - Viva Stereo - Roar Lion Roar You've probably not heard much about this Scottish collective. However, their third album was a surprise favourite for me - anthemic, accessible, slightly My Bloody Valentine and yet still so gorgeous. Read more about Viva Stereo here . Favourite: Knee High Boots . [...]

Ra Ra Riot have announced dates for a forthcoming North American tour set for next year. The extensive jaunt will kick off January 22 at a Planned Parenthood benefit in New York. Among the dates announced are shows in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. The tour, in support of their debut album ' The Rhumb Line ' released early this year, is set to be wrapped-up on March 26 in Ann Arbor, MI. Ra Ra Riot [...]

Ra Ra Riot have announced dates for the second leg of their US tour, kicking-off in December. The band are set to begin the second leg of the jaunt, in support of their album ' The Rhumb Line ' on December 3rd in Burlington, VT. The band are also set for a handful of shows in the UK before they kick-off the second part of the US tour. Ra Ra Riot [...]