The debut full-length from Ra Ra Riot, the rhumb line, is out now! The CD and digital release are both available now, and the LP will be available September 2nd — but if you pre-order it now, you'll get access to a free MP3 download of the entire album.

Check out the tour dates for upcoming Ra Ra Riot shows, and be sure to tune your television to the Conan O'Brien show on September 2nd, when the band will be performing live.

ALSO: The new video for the song ghost under rocks will have its debut premiere on MTV's Subterranean, at 11pm on MTV2 this Sunday, August 23. You can also listen to performances and an interview of the band on the WNYC website, or watch a live video on the Stereogum site.

Get a taste of the extraordinary debut album from Ra Ra Riot, the rhumb line, with a free MP3 of the track dying is fine, available here. The CD version will be released August 19th, followed shortly after by the LP version, which comes with a code to download the entire album as high-quality MP3 files.

Syracuse, NY's indie rock wunderkinds, Ra Ra Riot, have just announced their lengthy 32-date tour schedule. The tour kicks off September 3rd in Montreal, and takes them across America's heartland with pop experimentalist Walter Meego opening all dates. After a trek down the West Coast, Ra Ra Riot will be joined by The Morning Benders for a jaunt through the Southwest and a run up the East Coast from Orlando, FL to Cambridge, MA. Details can be found here.

Wes Miles, lead vocalist for Ra Ra Riot, recently sat down with a columnist for the Denver publication Westword for a Q&A session, to talk about how the band formed, his friendship with Vampire Weekend member Ezra Koenig, and a variety of other subjects. You can read the interview online here.

Syracuse, NY based quintet Ra Ra Riot has signed to Barsuk! The group's debut full length, the rhumb line, will be released in North America on August 19th, 2008, and in Europe (on V2) later this fall. Check the band page for tour dates + more.