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Ra Ra Riot: official website; myspace; Ra Ra Riot is a Syracuse six-piece that formed wayyyy back in January of 2006. This is one poppy band, especially when they get the cello and violin action going. But just because they're a band with strings, they shouldn't really be considered, like, chamber pop. They're more just like pop pop. They've been getting some Arcade Fire comparisons, but again, that's just because the strings. Their music is pleasant, sometimes a little silly, and generally good-natured. And vocalist/keyboardist Wesley Miles sure sounds like somebody I know, but I can't put my finger on whom. If you figure it out, let me know. Regardless, Ra Ra Riot are a feel-good band full of talent that can potentially brighten your night. - Oh My Rockness

North Highlands: myspace; "All the songs on their recently self-released Sugar Lips EP are driven by hooks and melodies first, delicate charm second. They owe much of the latter to vocalist Brenda Malvini. Her voice is guileless and sweet, with a little twang and vibrato that creeps into the ends of her phrases."
- Stereogum

"...the first song these guys ever wrote together is just brilliant: It's called "Collar Bones," and it's an irresistible bit of chamber-pop—airy and gently swaying, and eventually a little bit jumpy, with singer Brenda Malvini's vocals adding an almost vaudevillian quality to the mix. And here's the kicker: Everything they've done since is just as good, if not better."
-L Magazine - 8 NYC Bands You Need To Hear

"Singer Brenda Malvini has one of those airy but strong voices that seems to have dictated the sound of the band, it all just goes down so well together."
-Brooklyn Vegan

We Barbarians: official website; myspace; So, there’s this We Barbarians album called There’s This There’s That and it has some things I should probably tell you about. For example, in order to review it properly I would have to tell you of all of the comparisons that come to mind while listening to the album, or at least that I’ve gathered from the six times I perused it. Some of the songs remind me a tiny bit of their Long Beach neighbors Cold War Kids while other songs portray elements of War-era U2, with anthemic drum beats and precise, cutting distortion. Other songs make me think echoey, orchestral pop, which can be found on “Trickle Down”. “War Clouds” is a pertinent song asking poignant questions about war and the state of the turbulent world around us… but I’m not going to tell you all of that because I mostly just want to say that it is a really great album and that you should listen to it, and re-listen to it again and again. – IndieRockReviews

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