LA indie-pop outfit Kisses remixes a song off of Ra Ra Riot's sophomore album, The Orchard.
You may not have heard of Kisses, an LA-based boy/girl duo responsible for some of the sweetest synthpop of 2010. On the other hand, Ra Ra Riot is an indie-rock band equipped with a sound similar to that of The Shins with strings. "Massachusetts" is a lengthy tune off of their sophomore effort which shows of their singnature sound - big drums, symphonic string arrangements, and the soft falsetto of lead vocalist, Wes Miles.
The remix takes "Massachusetts" to the West Coast; it reworks the drumline from frantic rock to a hip hop pace and couples it with echoing beeps and blips and synth organ chords and arpeggios. The pared down rendition turns the focus to Miles' earnest vocals, heightening harmonies and also keeps elements of the string arrangement in place, keeping the Ra Ra Riot spirit very much alive in the track. The track is reminiscent of Wes Miles' side project with Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Discovery, an 808 and 80's synth driven electropop adventure circa 2009; thus Miles' vocals sound perfectly at home over the harmonious synths laid down by Kisses.
Ra Ra Riot - Massachusetts (Kisses Remix)
Here's the original for comparison.
Ra Ra Riot - Massachusetts
(via Kisses)
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