 Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellistAlexandra Lawn, violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Gabriel Duquette. Ra Ra Riot formed in January 2006, playing at houses and venues around the Syracuse University campus. The band started to attract attention due to their energetic live shows, enough to gain an appearance at the CMJ Music Marathon, fewer than six months after their formation. Following this appearance, their live show received the first of several favorable reviews from SPIN.com, who called them "one of the best young bands we've heard in a really long time".[1] They went on to open for Art Brutand Bow Wow Wow in New York City, toured the UK twice on their own,[2] then returned, opening for the Editors[3] (footage of which can be found on Crackle); they also toured North America supporting Tokyo Police Club. Their first solo headlining tour of the U.S. was completed in 2007, and in early 2008, they embarked on a second.[4]The band was also invited to play the Iceland Airwaves Festival, in Reykjavík, Iceland. They have recorded three sessions on the national online radio station WOXY and three for the acclaimed[5] Daytrotter sessions at Futureappletree studio 1 in Rock Island, Illinois. In 2007, they made their first appearance at South by Southwest and headlined a show at the Seaport Music Festival in New York City. The band returned to appear again at the South by Southwest Music Conference in March 2008.[6] After a show in Providence, Rhode Island, the band's original drummer, John Ryan Pike, of Hamilton, Massachusetts, went missing in the early morning of June 2, 2007 at Wilbur's Point in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. His body was discovered the following day in nearby Buzzards Bay; Pike was believed to have drowned.[7] Ra Ra Riot issued a statement a few weeks after Pike's funeral that they would continue as a band. In July of 2007 an eponymous EP of 6 songs was released on the Rebel Group label. In the winter of 2007, the band signed to major label V2 Records. To celebrate their new label deal, Ra Ra Riot released "Dying Is Fine" and "Each Year (RAC Mix)" on7" vinyl as an A/B single. In December 2007, the band announced that they had finished recording new songs for their debut LP. During their show in Cambridge, MA on April 25, 2008, the band announced their new album "would be released in August. If not August then September" 2008.[8] On May 19, 2008, the band announced that they had signed to Barsuk Records. Their debut album The Rhumb Line was released on August 19, 2008 in the United States and Canada. It was released in Europe via V2/Cooperative Music on September 22, 2008. The music video for "Can You Tell" won Best Music Video in the 2009 Finger Lakes Film Festival on November 7, 2009. In the spring of 2009, Barsuk released an EP, Can You Tell, featuring remixes, early demos and live recordings. The band released their second album called The Orchard [9] on August 24, 2010. "The Orchard" was produced by Ra Ra Riot and Andrew Maury, and 9 of the ten tracks were mixed by Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla, and one mixed by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij. The band played several new songs from the album during a February performance in Brooklyn, NY. |
Lyrics to Ghost Under Rocks : Uh OH ohhh (6x)With every little thing Your owner’s lookin back At you it starts to mean less than it ever did Oh ever, on every inch of stone Skin and bone. Made to leave you Here you are, you are breathing like little ghosts under rocks That don’t sound in pockets Folks found your problem its lost and forgotten Oh, oh, oh You soak in one dream You’ve spent there, you are gonna dream there Right, now you ask your baby “why? why? why?” Forget the the frequent flyers Leading an honored life To give us this much more Safe from a cut and cheer On ever, on every inch of stone Skin and bone. Made to leave you Here you are, you are breathing like little ghosts under rocks that don’t smile in public Folks found your problem its lost and forgotten From http://www.lyricsmania.com/ghost_under_rocks_lyrics_ra_ra_riot.html Oh, oh, oh You soak in one dream You’ve spent there, you are gonna dream there Dryyyy Now you ask your babies” why? why? why? Why?” And if you cant decide you will do either weep or moan your wasting in a moments to anyway you want it to ohh, but you could have had turn it into broken wood takin off a Saturday im gonna fan a parasoul am fairer than a clown, oh no maybe there were two again and if it ever was at all im taking you up as an offer, Up as an Offer. Here you are, you are breathing like little ghosts under rocks That don’t sound in pockets Folks found your problem its lost and forgotten Oh, oh, oh You soaking in one dream You’ve spent there, you have gone and dream there Now you ask your babies” why? Why? why? whyyy?” (Thanks to Alex.E & Van.H for these lyrics) [ These are Ghost Under Rocks Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ] |
