The Rhumb Line is the debut LP for the Syracuse

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

-based indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...

. Recorded in late 2007 with Ryan Hadlock in Woodinville, WA, the band released their debut album on August 19, 2008, through Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records

Barsuk Records

Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...

. The album peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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. This album was ranked as the 38th best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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Songs

The track listing includes the Kate Bush

Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...

 cover "Suspended in Gaffa

Suspended in Gaffa

"Suspended in Gaffa" is a song recorded by Kate Bush. It was the third single release from her album The Dreaming in Europe ....

". Other songs, "Ghost Under Rocks", "Each Year", "Dying Is Fine

Dying Is Fine

"Dying Is Fine" was one of the first songs written by Ra Ra Riot. It was released several times, being reworked for their first full album, The Rhumb Line, in 2008. The song was inspired by the e. e. cummings poem, dying is fine)but death...

", and "Can You Tell", previously appeared on the band's 2007 self-titled EP

Ra Ra Riot (EP)

Ra Ra Riot is the self-titled EP and debut release of the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. Recorded in Brooklyn, NY in January 2007, the six-song EP was originally self-released before the band signed with The Rebel Group for distribution....

. Also, during a WOXY.com Lounge Act session (January 30, 2008), the band showcased "St. Peter's Day Festival", "Too Too Too Fast", "Oh, La", and "Run My Mouth".

Track listing

All tracks written by Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...

 (Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Milo Bonacci, Alexandra Lawn, Rebecca Zeller), except where noted.

1. "Ghost Under Rocks" (John Pike, Ra Ra Riot) – 4:26
2. "Each Year" (John Pike, Ra Ra Riot) – 3:16
3. "St. Peter's Day Festival" (John Pike, Wes Miles) – 3:34
4. "Winter '05" – 2:57
5. "Dying Is Fine
   Dying Is Fine
   "Dying Is Fine" was one of the first songs written by Ra Ra Riot. It was released several times, being reworked for their first full album, The Rhumb Line, in 2008. The song was inspired by the e. e. cummings poem, dying is fine)but death...
   
   " (John Pike, Wes Miles, e. e. cummings
   E. E. Cummings
   Edward Estlin Cummings , popularly known as E. E. Cummings, with the abbreviated form of his name often written by others in lowercase letters as e.e. cummings , was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright...
   
   ) – 3:52
6. "Can You Tell" – 2:42
7. "Too Too Too Fast" (John Pike, Ra Ra Riot) – 3:46
8. "Oh, La" – 4:42
9. "Suspended in Gaffa
   Suspended in Gaffa
   "Suspended in Gaffa" is a song recorded by Kate Bush. It was the third single release from her album The Dreaming in Europe ....
   
   " (Kate Bush
   Kate Bush
   Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
   
   ) – 3:48
10. "Run My Mouth" – 3:58

Videos

• "Dying Is Fine": Directed by Albert Birney, Nicholas Gurewitch, and Jon Moses.
• "Ghost Under Rocks": Directed by Brian Savelson.
• "Can You Tell": Directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk

Personnel

• Milo Bonacci - guitar
• Alexandra Lawn - cello
• Wesley Miles - keyboards / vocals
• Mathieu Santos - bass guitar
• Rebecca Zeller - violin
• Cameron Wisch - drums

External links

• Official website
• MySpace website
• Barsuk Records
• Daytrotter Session
• WOXY.com Lounge Act Session