Riff Raiders - Live Like You Mean It

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With Live Like You Mean It, the Riff Raiders have delivered a stirring love letter to rock 'n' roll, a fist-in-the-air anthem that's alive on arrival. This line says it all: "If rock 'n' roll is dead then why's this song stuck in your head?" Jeff Jenkins, The Music/3RRR radio

"Riff Raiders have dropped some classic Aussie Rock that'd make Bon Scott smile" Beat online,

"The first single from the album, Live Like You Mean It sees frontwoman Jenny lead the charge atop a solid old-school rock groove. The gods of Aussie rock would be proud"
Hysteria magazine

"God gave rock'n'roll to ya, but the weekends spent sniffing vinyl in small-town junk shops, and the lunchbreaks spent browsing Cheap Trick memorabilia on eBay - that's all you. Your latest obsession ought to be Riff Raiders: purveyors of poor impulse control, who build blistering rock hits from the guitar up. And yes, it's a Les Paul." Jenny Valentish, Author and Journalist

Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders began life in 2015 belting out B-sides and obscure gems from the hard rock legends that inspired them. Made up of indie stalwarts Marty Powell (guitar) Jenni James (Vocals) Ollie Davey (Bass) and Chris Quinlan (Drums - yes of Ch31 Melbourne Musos fame), this band has blown away punters with its authentic approach and edgy finesse to playing rock n roll.

"We'd all come from original band backgrounds, and we wanted to do something a bit different. Instead of just being a usual cover band, we wanted to do some seminal 70's hard rock acts, but not all their obvious songs". Marty Powell, Beat Magazine 26 May 2016

In this guise, Riff Raiders were one of the very few cover acts to be accepted by the original band scene. But this was never the long term ambition of the band.

The next logical step was to retreat into ColourSound Studio in early 2017 with producer Gavin Parker, many amps, many guitars and even more pedals to record their debut album of original material - 11 tracks of riff-laden, melody-driven rock. The title track and first single Live Like You Mean It (August 2017) sets the scene perfectly for what punters have to look forward to.

The response to debut single and official lyric video for the title track, Live Like You Mean It has been huge. Over 78,000 views on Facebook to date and the song continues to receive airplay across traditional and digital radio in Australia and in the US, UK and Europe.

Hot on the heels of their acclaimed debut single Riff Raiders have just released the second single and video D-GAF from their forthcoming album. D-GAF and its accompanying video is 2 minutes 47 seconds of punchy, crunchy, guitar-smashing, snare-smacking rock that will have you hitting the repeat button more than once.

The album - Live Like You Mean It - drops November 8 - is produced by guitarist and principal songwriter Marty Powell and Gavin Parker (Brown Hornet, Napalm Records).

Side A:
Sisters in Arms
D-Gaf
A Million Miles Away
Live Like You Mean It
Sleeping with the Lights On

Side B:
Spinning Off the Rails
Ain't No Limit
Alien
American Fiction
Born to Raise Hell

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