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Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Young the Giant and Delicate Steve. Those roots explain a lot about how Ra Ra Riot arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Matt & Kim, Atlas Genius, Stars, Coconut Records and Mates of State, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into RAC, Art Brut, Editors, Tokyo Police Club and Death Cab for Cutie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Ra Ra Riot, reaching back through Young the Giant and forward to RAC. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band consisting of Wes Miles (vocals); Mathieu Santos (bass); Milo Bonacci (guitar); Rebecca Zeller (violin); and Kenny Bernard (drums).

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Ra Ra RiotYoung the GiantDelicate SteveRACArt BrutEditorsTokyo Police ClubDeath Cab for CutieVampire WeekendVance JoyMatt & KimAtlas GeniusStarsCoconut RecordsMates of StateVoxtrotArchitecture in Hels…Broken Bells

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Ra Ra Riot connections

Ra Ra Riot grew out of Young the Giant and Delicate Steve, shares an orbit with Matt & Kim, Atlas Genius, Stars and Coconut Records, went on to shape RAC, Art Brut, Editors and Tokyo Police Club. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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