Even though I sadly missed the Ra Ra Riot show in Williamsburg this weekend (I’m resting for CMJ), the band appeared on the Late Show earlier last week to perform ‘Can You Tell.’ Ra Ra Riot is by far one of the most interesting new bands the indie world has to offer. They are kind of like the Arcade Fire but with a little less ‘dreary’ sounding.  There has been a good amount of print about Ra Ra Riot lately, and I was surprised that their original drummer actually died before the record was released. The band have just finished up a few national dates and are on their way to Europe in a matter of a weeks. Don’t worry, they’ll be doing more U.S. dates by the end of the year.

Listen to Ra Ra Riot and Check out Tourdates on their Myspace

Check out Ra Ra Riot ‘Can You Tell’ on Letterman

Forgive me in advance if Modern Mystery is lacking in writing early this week. With CMJ in town, I don’t know if i’m even going to have time to sleep. I hope to cover some great bands, so stay tuned for some stuff on The Morning Benders, Middle Distance Runner, Miniature Tigers, Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Chairlift, Oxford Collapse and more from CMJ.