Ra Ra Riot's beautiful 2nd album the orchard is in stores now! Available in a variety of formats, including a limited-edition deluxe CD+DVD version that includes a 38-minute behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the record, directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk.

Ra Ra Riot will be touring like maniacs this fall, playing dates in the US and Canada throughout September, October and November — check for details here.

The new album from Ra Ra Riot, the orchard, will be in stores next week, but you can hear it now as part of NPR's Exclusive First Listen. The new video for the song boy has also premiered this week on MTV2 and online at MTVu.

Also, if you missed their live performance last week on XPN's World Cafe, you can still listen to it here.

The Independent Film Channel has posted a feature about the Ra Ra Riot documentary, the making of the orchard on their website. The documentary will be included on a DVD in the limited-edition versions of the band's upcoming release, the orchard, due out August 24.

Due out August 24th, Ra Ra Riot's the orchard was hailed this week by NPR as "Incredible... An epic album with soaring strings and fat bass lines," and is now available for pre-order. It will be issued in standard physical and digital versions, as well as a number of special editions including limited colored vinyl, and a bonus DVD featuring a beautiful 38-minute impressionist behind-the-scenes documentary on the writing and making of the album, directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk.

Boy, the first single from the orchard, is available now at iTunes, where it can be purchased along with keep it quiet (bear) (a stripped down version of an album track that the band previewed last month) and a cover of Sparks' saccharin and the war. The track boy is currently streaming at Stereogum and available as a free MP3 via rarariot.com.

Currently on tour in Japan, Ra Ra Riot will return to North America next month, making appearances at the Osheaga and Bumbershoot festivals and supporting Devo at this year's Columbus Ohio State Fair, before kicking off a headlining tour beginning with a September 21-24 stretch in New York and running through late November.

Syracuse quintet Ra Ra Riot premiered Keep It Quiet, a two-minute preview on the making of their sophomore album, the orchard, this week at RaRaRiot.com. Directed by Taryn Gould and Emily Kowalczyk, Keep It Quiet provides a brief glimpse into the idyllic setting in which the new album was written, including exclusive performance footage shot in the orchard that inspired the record's title.

Ra Ra Riot also just announced an extensive North American tour in support of the orchard. Preceded by appearances at the Osheaga and Bumbershoot festivals and a support slot for Devo at this yea'’s Columbus Ohio State Fair, the tour kicks off with a September 21-24 four-night stand in New York, with coast to coast headlining dates running through to late November.

Syracuse NY's most beloved export Ra Ra Riot will issue its second full length album, the orchard, on August 24. Produced by Ra Ra Riot and Andrew Maury and mixed by Chris Walla (with one assist from Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij), the orchard is 10 more stunning offerings of the bittersweet and endearing Ra Ra Riot musical genius. More details about the upcoming album will be coming soon.

Daytrotter is back with another run of Barnstormer dates, taking a handful of favorite Daytrotter recording alums out to tour the rustic, old barns of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois for some more nights to remember. One and all are encouraged to attend and caravan with the tour; grilling with, camping out, and staying at the same campgrounds and bed and breakfasts as Daytrotter and the bands (which include Ra Ra Riot, Pearly Gate Music, Delta Spirit, Nathanial Rateliff, and Free Energy). It will be five days that no one will soon forget.