{"id":8880,"date":"2013-02-06T15:35:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T22:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2013-02-06T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T22:35:39","slug":"ra-ra-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2013\/02\/ra-ra-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"RA RA RIOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8881\" title=\"RA-RA-RIOT-M-Review-No24\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RA-RA-RIOT-M-Review-No24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RA-RA-RIOT-M-Review-No24.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/RA-RA-RIOT-M-Review-No24-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>R<\/strong><strong>A RA RIOT<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><em>Beta Love<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Barsuk]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Beta Love<\/em> is an eccentric marriage of styles coexisting harmoniously, against the odds. This Syracuse quartet has moved from broody indie chamber-pop toward vibrant synth-pop, and the jolt that comes from the opening notes signifies more than just the newfound prominence of keyboards: It\u2019s a complete reevaluation of their songwriting. This restructuring could be attributed to the departure of cellist Alexandra Lawn and consequent role change for the remaining violin. Shades of the group\u2019s string-rich arrangements remain, set against click beats, but now, the violin works best in lively bursts, contrasting the effervescent synths. Singer Wes Miles, meanwhile, proved his falsetto\u2019s mettle on 2010\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Orchard<\/em>\u2014but here, he makes a dizzying, disco-diva impact, particularly on the frantic chorus of \u201cDance With Me.\u201d Though Ra Ra Riot hasn\u2019t abandoned themes of deep feelings, <em>Beta Love<\/em> is almost universally upbeat, each song joyful, regardless of lyrical content. \u2013Amanda Farah<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RA RA RIOT Beta Love [Barsuk] Beta Love is an eccentric marriage of styles coexisting harmoniously, against the odds. This Syracuse quartet has moved from broody indie chamber-pop toward vibrant synth-pop, and the jolt that comes from the opening notes signifies more than just the newfound prominence of keyboards: It\u2019s a complete reevaluation of their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[196,656,5964,5885,5963,5965],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8880"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8880"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8883,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8880\/revisions\/8883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}