Check 'em Out: The River Raid
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The River Raid
Who? Like fellow Brazilian acts CSS and Bonde Do Role, the River Raid offer danceable beats with punk snarl -- but let the comparisons stop there. With a cock-sure swagger, this fuzz-rock quintet's triple-guitar assault -- complimented by vocalists Toni and Praga's shouting snarls -- creates a sonic force that's like sandpaper to the face. Yet despite their sinister backbeats and barely-controlled six-string chaos, the River Raid's explosive dance fiesta sounds as if it's far from tired of being sexy.
Their Latest: The River Raid's self-titled debut is out now on Red Traxx Music.
Recommended if you like… The Hives, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Stooges
Now Hear This: The River Raid, "Time Out" (DOWNLOAD MP3)
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08.20.08 11:57 AM
www.myspace.com/riverraid The band won a ISC (International Songwriting Competition) with the tune "Time Up", one of the bigest songwriting competition all over the world, with over than 15,000 bands / artists. Submited to judgement by names like Frank Balck (Pixies), Julian Casablanca (The Strokes), Robert Smith (The Cure) and Jerry Lee Lewis.