The Orchard (Ra Ra Riot album)

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The Orchard
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2010
Genre
Length39:06
Label Barsuk
Producer Ra Ra Riot, Andrew Maury
Ra Ra Riot chronology
The Rhumb Line
(2008)
The Orchard
(2010)
Beta Love
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Lost In The Sound 7.0 [3]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10) [4]
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The Tune3.2/5 [8]
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The Orchard is the second studio album of the American indie rock band Ra Ra Riot. On October 26, 2010 the song "Boy" was made available for 69 cents in iTunes Store and garnered some interest reaching a peak of no. 152 on the iTunes popularity chart [10] while also charting at No. 34 on the Billboard Rock Digital chart. [11]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ra Ra Riot (Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Milo Bonacci, Alexandra Lawn, Rebecca Zeller)

No.TitleLength
1."The Orchard"3:29
2."Boy"3:10
3."Too Dramatic"3:04
4."Foolish"4:01
5."Massachusetts"5:38
6."You and I Know"4:34
7."Shadowcasting"3:40
8."Do You Remember"3:31
9."Kansai"4:13
10."Keep It Quiet"3:46

Japanese Track listing

No.TitleLength
11."Too Dramatic (Original Demo)"1:46
12."You And I Know (Penn Yan Demo)"5:45
13."Kansai (Chuck Brody Remix)"3:52
14."Saccharin And The War (Sparks Cover)"3.52

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