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.

The band started to attract attention due to their energetic live shows, enough to gain an appearance at the CMJ Music Marathon, fewer than six months after their formation.

Following this appearance, their live show received the first of several favorable reviews from Spin, who called them "one of the best young bands we've heard in a really long time".

[3] They went on to open for Art Brut and Bow Wow Wow in New York City, toured the UK twice on their own,[4] then returned, opening for the Editors[5] (footage of which can be found on Crackle); they also toured North America supporting Tokyo Police Club.

In 2007, they made their first appearance at South by Southwest and headlined a show at the Seaport Music Festival in New York City.

They released their debut album, The Rhumb Line, on August 19, 2008, in North America, and on September 22, 2008, in Europe via V2/Cooperative Music.

In the spring of 2009, Barsuk released the Can You Tell EP, featuring remixes, early demos and live recordings.

The album was the band's first full-length since the departure of Lawn and marked a shift in their musical style away from their earlier baroque pop and more towards synthpop.