Ra Ra Riot have returned with their brand new single “Bad To Worse.”
Dropped earlier today, the group shared the track, which was produced by and co-written with Rostam Batmanglij, who you may recognize from his past work with indie-rock group Vampire Weekend.
This isn’t the first time Batmanglij has helped out with Ra Ra Riot, he also shares a co-writing and producing credit on the group’s single “Water,” which was taken from 2016’s Need Your Light.
According to a press release, the latest song retells the story of one fateful nine-hour road trip from Washington D.C. to the outermost part of Cape Cod. The song tackles an interesting theme of the tired perspective one gets from sitting in a car on one of those long trips.
Of the band’s latest release, the group’s lead singer, Wes Miles, shared:
“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. 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.”
The latest single follows the 2018 release of their other track “This Time Of Year.” Both of which is our first taste of new music from the group since 2016, when they released Need Your Light.
The best news of all? According to the release, both of the most recent singles are set to be featured on the band’s next album, which is still waiting to get an official announcement.
Listen to Ra Ra Riot’s new single, “Bad To Worse” below!
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“Bad To Worse” is Ra Ra Riot’s latest single, and it’s available to purchase and stream on all streaming services. You can get your copy of it here!
Additionally, Ra Ra Riot are set to hit the road later this summer to support Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World on their “Summer Gods” tour. The group will also be doing a few spring dates.
You can check out the full list of the band’s tour dates below!
Ra Ra Riot Spring 2019 Dates:
04/06 – New Orleans, LA @ Crawfest
05/03 – Long Beach, CA @ Just Like Heaven Fest
05/04 – Long Beach, CA @ Just Like Heaven Fest
Summer Gods Tour w/ Third Eye Blind & Jimmy Eat World:
06/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
06/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
06/18 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center
06/19 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
06/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
06/22 – Denver, CO @ Levitt Pavilion
06/23 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
06/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
06/27 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
06/28 – Detroit, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
06/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Farmer’s Bureau Insurance Lawn
07/02 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion at Nautica
07/03 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark
07/05 – Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC
07/06 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
07/08 – Boston, MA@ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
07/09 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater
07/11 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
07/12 – Scranton, PA @ Pavilion at Montage Mountain
07/13 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Theater
07/14 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
07/16 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live! Pavilion
07/17 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion
07/19 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors
07/21 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
07/22 – Charlotte, NC @ State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
07/24 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre
07/25 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
07/26 – Irving, TX @ Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
07/27 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07/31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
08/01 – San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/02 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino
08/03 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
