Ravens & Chimes is a New York-based indie rock band that was formed in 2005 while its members were studying music and film at NYU. The band dropped its debut album Reichenbach Falls, in 2007 with GreyRock/Better Looking Records, followed by a cover of Leonard Cohen's "So Long, Marianne," that earned Raves & Chimes widespread acclaim and even praise from Cohen himself. With a solid fan base in the US, the band released its sophomore LP Holiday Life, in 2012.
