Earlier this year, Ra Ra Riot released The Orchard, which included the cheery, falsetto-laden "Too Dramatic." Now, that track has received the remix treatment courtesy of Most Serene Republic pianist Ryan Lenssen.
Lenssen strips away the guitars and drums, replacing them with piano and reverb-y ambience. This serves to draw out the song's R&B influences, placing the full emphasis on singer Wes Miles' gasping coos.
To see what we mean, download the song by clicking the arrow in the player below.
Ra Ra Riot and the Most Serene Republic have a handful of joint tour dates coming up in December. Ra Ra Riot have also begun booking shows for 2011. See the schedule below.
Tour dates:
12/1 Toronto, ON - The Mod Club *
12/2 Boston, MA - WFNX Orpheum Theatre #
12/3 Montreal, QC - Il Motore *
12/4 Kingston, ON - Chalmers United Church *
12/6 Albany, NY - WEQX Show @ Jillian's
12/16 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
1/21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
1/22 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's ^&
1/23 Sonoma, CA - Gundlach Bundschu Winery ^&
1/25 Eugene, OR - Wow Hall ^&
1/26 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre ^
1/27 Seattle, WA - Neumo's ^
1/28 Victoria, BC - Sugar ^
1/29 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore ^
* with the Most Serene Republic and Imaginary Cities
# with Broken Bells and Neon Trees
^ with Givers
& with Pepper Rabbit
Lenssen strips away the guitars and drums, replacing them with piano and reverb-y ambience. This serves to draw out the song's R&B influences, placing the full emphasis on singer Wes Miles' gasping coos.
To see what we mean, download the song by clicking the arrow in the player below.
Ra Ra Riot and the Most Serene Republic have a handful of joint tour dates coming up in December. Ra Ra Riot have also begun booking shows for 2011. See the schedule below.
Tour dates:
12/1 Toronto, ON - The Mod Club *
12/2 Boston, MA - WFNX Orpheum Theatre #
12/3 Montreal, QC - Il Motore *
12/4 Kingston, ON - Chalmers United Church *
12/6 Albany, NY - WEQX Show @ Jillian's
12/16 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
1/21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
1/22 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's ^&
1/23 Sonoma, CA - Gundlach Bundschu Winery ^&
1/25 Eugene, OR - Wow Hall ^&
1/26 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre ^
1/27 Seattle, WA - Neumo's ^
1/28 Victoria, BC - Sugar ^
1/29 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore ^
* with the Most Serene Republic and Imaginary Cities
# with Broken Bells and Neon Trees
^ with Givers
& with Pepper Rabbit