''Beta Love'' is the third
studio album
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of the
Syracuse
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-based
indie rock
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band
Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, violinist Rebecca Zeller and drummer Kenny Bernard.
History
Ra Ra Riot formed in January 2006, playing at houses and ve ...
. It is the first album since the departure of founding member/cellist, Alexandra Lawn, who left the band in 2012. Band members have stated that the album is directly influenced by sci-fi author
William Gibson
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and inventor-futurist
Ray Kurzweil
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.
Track listing
Videos
* "Beta Love": Directed and Edited by David Dean Burkhart
* "Dance With Me": Directed by Christopher Mills
* "Binary Mind": Directed by Cole Hannan
Personnel
Ra Ra Riot
*Wes Miles - vocals, keyboards
*Mathieu Santos - bass
*Milo Bonacci - guitar, keyboards
*Rebecca Zeller - violin
Additional Personnel
*Will Cole - engineering
*Dennis Herring - mixing, production
*Drew Vandenberg - engineering, mixing
*Howie Weinberg - mastering engineer
References
External links
Official websiteMySpace websiteBarsuk Records
Ra Ra Riot albums
2013 albums
Albums produced by Dennis Herring
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