Rah Rah's sophomore album, Breaking Hearts was recorded and mixed in
Montreal by Kees Dekker (Plants & Animals) and was released on June
1, 2010 in Canada. It follows the widespread industry praise for 2008’s
debut album, Going Steady and
reinforces the increasing visibility that has accompanied Rah Rah’s
relentless tour schedule. Rah Rah were crowned “Best New Canadian Band”
and “Best New Alternative Band” by iTunes in 2009. The band has also
been featured as Itunes Download of the Week and Starbucks Pick of the
Week in Canada.
The band members share a collective mentality, taking turns taking
the lead, both in songwriting and while on stage, and constantly
switching instruments. The proud prairie rockers sing of the seriousness
of art, poetry, love and politics, and contrast it with a stage full of
confetti, pinatas, candy, and six friends loving life and having fun.
But don’t let their fresh faces, confetti cannons and constant sugar
highs fool you, Rah Rah are old souls. This young, seven-member ensemble
artfully bridge sincerity with the absurd. Despite lyrics that touch on
underwater sea creatures, stockbrokers, Saskatchewan (and now
Montreal), and impressionist painters - their songs are built to
break your heart. All this along with the melodic male/female vocals and
diverse instrumentation (guitars, bass, drums, keys, violin, accordion,
ukulele), ensures that a Rah Rah show will not disappoint.
Rah Rah has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with the likes
of DD/MM/YYYY, Library Voices, Minus the Bear, Cuff the Duke, Zeus, Holy
Fuck, Elliott Brood, Wintersleep, Mother Mother, Malajube, Rural
Alberta Advantage, Sunparlour Players and Young Galaxy to name a few.
We've also been lucky enough to play events like the Regina Folk
Festival, Pop Montreal, Sled Island, the 2010 Vancouver Cultural
Olympiad and NXNE.
Rah Rah thanks SaskMusic for their support...
Rah Rah Press:
"The new record (Breaking Hearts) expands beyond the debut’s
indie folk vibes to incorporate a wider range of moods" – NOW Magazine
"With vocal singalongs, duets, cheers and chants, Breaking Hearts
is relentlessly kinetic and infectiously catchy...By the end, all the
oohs and aahs are enough to melt even the most hardened cynic’s cold,
cold heart" - FFWD Magazine
"The band members playfully mimed out key lyrics, sprayed
listeners with confetti and smashed a pinata to bits, all while creating
an addictive wall of sound with their various instruments. The crowd
ate this up, and by gig's end, it felt a little like attending a raucous
high school house party hosted by a band of misfits" - CBC.ca
“Very accomplished despite their youth, Rah Rah plays immense, poetic rock tunes…”
-Montreal Gazette
“There’s no doubt that Rah Rah are Canadian. Their beyond catchy but
blunt rock songs were dressed with keyboards and violins, and in a very
Weakerthans-esque manner they brought their awkward sing-along inducing
live performance to a crowded audience at the Boat that couldn’t help
but clap along! It leads me to believe in the near future we’ll be
hearing a lot more from these prairie dwellers.”
- Exclaim
“There's just something compelling about this band, whether it's Burns's
earnest delivery (shades of a baritone Neil Young), the catchy tunes
underpinned by rock solid musicianship, or the fact that one of their
songs calls for a sound effect created by chewing candy into the
microphone.”
- ChartAttack
“I honestly don't know what to say about it beyond that it's really,
really good, and it absolutely deserves to be heard by a wider
audience.”
- i(heart)music
"Going Steady’s a realistic, vivid lament on the frustrations of young love"
- NOW