Ra Ra Riot Releases New Song BAD TO WORSE Today

By: Mar. 22, 2019
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Ra Ra Riot Releases New Song BAD TO WORSE Today

Ra Ra Riot is thrilled to share their brand-new single "Bad To Worse," available today via Rob the Rich Recordings/Caroline on your preferred streaming service. The song was produced by and co-written with RostamBatmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Maggie Rogers, Frank Ocean, Haim), mixed by multiple Grammy Award-winner Manny Marroquin (Rihanna, Imagine Dragons, Bruno Mars, Sia, Kanye West), and mastered by Grammy Award-winner EmilyLazar (Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Chainsmokers, Beck).

Batmanglij shared the same credits on the band's massive single "Water" from 2016'sNeed Your Light which has been streamed over 32 million times on Spotify alone. On "Bad To Worse," Ra Ra Riot approach the theme of driving from a wearied perspective, recounting a nine-hour journey from Washington D.C. to the outermost point of Cape Cod. "It's about watching the world from the window of the car or bus, and how there's a familiarity to everything but it's never the same as it once was," says lead singer, Wes Miles. A simply adorned song, it offsets those wistful lyrics with bright beats and warm textures sculpted with the help of Batmanglij's vast collection vintage synths.

In addition, it was recently announced that Ra Ra Riot is set to join Phoenix, Yeah YeahYeahs, MGMT, Beach House and many more for the inaugural Just Like Heaven Festival on May 3rd and 4th in Long Beach, CA (tickets). Starting in June, they'll joinThird Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World for a The Summer Gods Tour which hits most major cities in North America over two months - full dates are below and tickets can be snagged at www.rarariot.com.

"Bad To Worse" follows the late 2018 release of "This Time of Year," the band's first new song since 2016. Both songs are set to appear on a forthcoming, yet-to-be-announced LP. Ra Ra Riot is Wes Miles (vocals), Mathieu Santos (bass), Milo Bonacci (guitar),Rebecca Zeller (violin), Kenny Bernard (drums). To stay in the loop on new music, please visit: www.rarariot.com.
Ra Ra Riot Confirmed Spring 2019 Dates
April 6 @ Crawfest in New Orleans, LA
May 3 @ Just Like Heaven Fest in Long Beach, CA
May 4 @ Just Like Heaven Fest in Long Beach, CA

Summer Gods Tour w/ Third Eye Blind & Jimmy Eat World
June 14 @ Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
June 15 @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA
June 18 @ Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center in Portland, OR
June 19 @ WaMu Theater in Seattle, WA
June 21 @ USANA Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City, UT
June 22 @ Levitt Pavilion in Denver, CO
June 23 @ Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO
June 25 @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in St. Louis, MO
June 27 @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, IL
June 28 @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill Detroit, MI
June 30 @ Farmer's Bureau Insurance Lawn in Indianapolis, IN
July 2 @ Jacob's Pavilion at Nautica in Cleveland, OH
July 3 @ Artpark in Lewiston, NY
July 5 @ CMAC in Canandaigua, NY
July 6 @ Thompson's Point in Portland, ME
July 8 @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA
July 9 @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, CT
July 11 @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY
July 12 @ Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA
July 13 @ PNC Bank Arts Theater in Holmdel, NJ
July 14 @ BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ
July 16 @ Express Live! Pavilion in Columbus, OH
July 17 @ PNC Pavilion in Cincinnati, OH
July 19 @ Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD
July 20 @ Stage AE Outdoors in Pittsburgh, PA
July 21 @ PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC
July 22 @ State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Charlotte, NC
July 24 @ Ascend Amphitheatre in Nashville, TN
July 25 @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers, AR
July 26 @ Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, TX
July 27 @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX
July 31 @ Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ
August 1 @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego, CA
August 2 @ The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino in Las Vegas, NV
August 3 @ FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA

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