The Orchard (Ra Ra Riot album)

The Orchard
Studio album by
Ra Ra Riot
ReleasedAugust 24, 2010
Genres
Length39:06
LabelBarsuk
ProducersRa Ra Riot, Andrew Maury
Ra Ra Riot chronology
The Rhumb Line
(2008)		 The Orchard
(2010)		 Beta Love
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[2]
Lost In The Sound7.0[3]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[4]
Pop MattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[5]
SlantStarStarStarStar[6]
SpinStarStarStarStarStarStar[7]
The Tune3.2/5[8]
RockfeedbackStarStarStarStar[9]

The Orchard is the second studio album of the American indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. On October 26, 2010, the song "Boy" was made available for 69 cents in iTunes Store and garnered some interest reaching a peak of no. 152 on the iTunes popularity chart[10] while also charting at No. 34 on the Billboard Rock Digital chart.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ra Ra Riot (Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Milo Bonacci, Alexandra Lawn, Rebecca Zeller).

No.TitleLength
1."The Orchard"3:29
2."Boy"3:10
3."Too Dramatic"3:04
4."Foolish"4:01
5."Massachusetts"5:38
6."You and I Know"4:34
7."Shadowcasting"3:40
8."Do You Remember"3:31
9."Kansai"4:13
10."Keep It Quiet"3:46

Japanese Track listing

No.TitleLength
11."Too Dramatic (Original Demo)"1:46
12."You And I Know (Penn Yan Demo)"5:45
13."Kansai (Chuck Brody Remix)"3:52
14."Saccharin And The War (Sparks Cover)"3.52

Videos

Personnel

Ra Ra Riot

  • Milo Bonacci - Guitar, Keyboards
  • Alexandra Lawn - Cello, Vocals
  • Wes Miles - Vocals, Keyboards
  • Mathieu Santos - Bass
  • Rebecca Zeller - Violin
  • Gabe Duquette - Drums

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The Orchard by Ra Ra Riot". Metacritic. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Leahey, Andrew. The Orchard at AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Wu, Frank (September 17, 2010). "Review: Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard". Lost In The Sound. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Ian (August 24, 2010). "Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  5. ↑ Reed, Ryan (August 23, 2010). "Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard". PopMatters.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ Liedel, Kevin (August 24, 2010). "Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  7. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer. "Ra Ra Riot, 'The Orchard' (Barsuk)". SPIN MEDIA. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Tune review".
  9. ↑ Daniel, Josh. "Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard (Brine and Barnacles)". rockfeedback.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ Indie Spotlight: 69¢ Songs by Various Artists - Download Indie Spotlight: 69¢ Songs on iTunes
  11. ↑ Billboard Rock Digital Songs | Charts | Billboard (retrieved May 27, 2016)


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.