Pasta Primavera — It’s hard not to be sucked into Discovery aka Wes from Ra Ra Riot and Rostam from Vampire Weekend.  Allstars collaborations like that garner a lot of attention and a lot of listens.  Their new LP, LP (out July 7th via XL), is pleasing to the ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Discovery - "It's Not My Fault (It's My Fault)". Discovery's debut album, LP, initially appears to be a masterpiece. Its surges, snaps and blips press all my juicy summer buttons, recalling Len, Miracle Fortress and (inevitably) Daft Punk's Discove... more info

Stereogum — To recap: Rostam from Vampire Weekend and Wes from Ra Ra Riot joined laptops and R&B predilections, invited their buddies Ezra and Angel for a couple of tracks, and turned out a really fun summer LP. We happen to love summer, fun, and LPs. We also lo... more info

Live Daily — Indie rockers Ra Ra Riot [ tickets ] will divide their summer touring plans between a US headlining run and opening gigs for Andrew Bird and Death Cab for Cutie. The roadwork begins with a solo appearance July 8 in Interlochen, MI, followed by a r... more info

Chorus.fm — *Ra Ra Riot* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/rarariot) will tour with *Maps & Atlases (http://www.absolutepunk.net/mapsandatlases)* and *Princeton (http://www.myspace.com/princetonmusic)* in the fall. Dates are in the replies. more info

Rolling Stone — Last year’s American Idol champ David Cook extends The Declaration Tour through August and adds a gig at New York’s Central Park for the GMA Summer Concert series. Plus, Journey and new singer Arnel Pineda continue their support of last year’s ... more info

Pasta Primavera — I love me some Cale Parks.  Just when my admiration of the fab album of his, Sparklace, was starting to fade, he drops this bomb remix of Ra Ra Riot’s “Dying Is Fine”.  If you need a stuttering bass drum beat to break you out of that endl... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — For the acquainted: here is a 4-track sampler of the forthcoming Discovery record released on July 6th. It includes two new songs as well as the previously heard 'Osaka Loop Line' and 'Orange Shirt'.For the unacquainted: Take one member of Vampire W... more info

Abeano — Ever wondered what would have happened if Postal Service had made a follow up to the wonderful ‘Give Up’ ? But informed less by indie and emo and more the kind of modern day r’n‘b vibes more closely associated with the likes of R.... more info

Music for Robots — Discovery - Orange Shirt. Listen; I know this is everywhere today, but who honestly cares. The fact is that this song is way too fun to ignore. One of the more interesting things is how unlike Ra Ra Riot and Vampire Weekend it is. Those are both fine... more info