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Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Delicate Steve and Young the Giant. Those roots explain a lot about how Ra Ra Riot arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Tokyo Police Club, Matt & Kim, Atlas Genius, Stars and Coconut Records, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Art Brut, Editors, Tokyo Police Club, Death Cab for Cutie and Vampire Weekend, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Ra Ra Riot, reaching back through Delicate Steve and forward to Art Brut. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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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 RiotDelicate SteveYoung the GiantArt BrutEditorsTokyo Police ClubDeath Cab for CutieVampire WeekendVance JoyRACTokyo Police ClubMatt & KimAtlas GeniusStarsCoconut RecordsMates of StateVoxtrotArchitecture in Hels…

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Ra Ra Riot connections

Ra Ra Riot grew out of Delicate Steve and Young the Giant, shares an orbit with Tokyo Police Club, Matt & Kim, Atlas Genius and Stars, went on to shape Art Brut, Editors, Tokyo Police Club and Death Cab for Cutie. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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