The Rhumb Line

The Rhumb Line

Infobox Album |
Name = Ra Ra Riot
Type = Studio
Artist = Ra Ra Riot


Released = August 19, 2008
Recorded = Bear Creek Studio, Seattle (December, 2007)
Genre = Indie rock, Indie Pop
Length =
Label = Barsuk
Producer = Ryan Hadlock
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (84%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=491321 link]
*"Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifyxzqkldte link]
*"Consequence of Sound" Rating|4.5|5 [http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/20/album-review-the-rhumb-line/ link]
*"Culturedeluxe" Rating|8|10 [http://www.culturedeluxe.com/news_item.asp?id=4917 link]
*"Drowned In Sound" (8/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/4129204 link]
* The Music Magazine (8/10) [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/album-of-the-week/ra-ra-riot-the-rhumb-line link]
*"Pitchfork Media" (7.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/144580-ra-ra-riot-the-rhumb-line link]
*QRO Magazine (8.6/10) [http://www.qromag.com/reviews/album_reviews/ra_ra_riot_:_the_rhumb_line/ link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/22190038/review/22209073/the_rhumb_line link]
*"Strange Glue" Rating|4|5 [http://strangeglue.com/reviews/ra-ra-riot-the-rhumb-line link]
*"musicOMH" Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/ra-ra-riot_1008.htm link]
Last album = "Ra Ra Riot"
(2007)
This album = "The Rhumb Line"
(2008)
Next album =

"The Rhumb Line" is the debut LP for the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, [Backbeat Online, [http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/06/qa_with_wes_miles_of_ra_ra_rio.php "Q&A with Wes Miles of Ra Ra Riot"] "Denver Westword", June 11, 2008.] the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records.Dave Maher, [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/50766 "Ra Ra Riot Sign to Barsuk, Reveal Debut Album"] , "Pitchfork Media", June 6, 2008.]

ongs

The track listing includes the Kate Bush cover "Suspended in Gaffa". Other songs, "Ghost Under Rocks", "Each Year", "Dying Is Fine", and "Can You Tell", previously appeared on the band's 2007 self-titled EP. Also, during a WOXY.com "Lounge Act" session (January 30, 2008), the band showcased "St. Peter's Day Festival", "Too Too Too Fast", "Oh, La", and "Run My Mouth".

Track listing

All tracks written by Ra Ra Riot (Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Milo Bonacci, Alexandra Lawn, Rebecca Zeller), except where noted.

# "Ghost Under Rocks" (John Pike, Ra Ra Riot) - 4:26
# "Each Year" (John Pike, Ra Ra Riot) - 3:16
# "St. Peter's Day Festival" (John Pike, Wes Miles) - 3:34
# "Winter '05" - 2:57
# "Dying Is Fine" (John Pike, Wes Miles, E. E. Cummings) - 3:52
# "Can You Tell" - 2:42
# "Too Too Too Fast" (John Pike, Ra Ra Riot) - 3:46
# "Oh, La" - 4:42
# "Suspended in Gaffa" (Kate Bush)- 3:48
# "Run My Mouth" - 3:58

Videos

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGuP6ZN8Qxo "Dying Is Fine"] : Directed by Albert Birney, Nicholas Gurewitch, and Jon Moses.

Personnel

* Milo Bonacci -- guitar
* Alexandra Lawn -- cello
* Wesley Miles -- keyboards / vocals
* Mathieu Santos -- bass guitar
* Rebecca Zeller -- violin

* Cameron Wisch -- drums

External links

* [http://www.rarariot.com/news.php Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rarariot MySpace website]
* [http://www.barsuk.com/ Barsuk Records]
* [http://daytrotter.com/article/1030/ra-ra-riot Daytrotter Session]
* [http://new.woxy.com/music/loungeacts/index.php?id=247 WOXY.com Lounge Act Session]


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