13-09-2012, 11:58
online listen
they should have focused the camera for that album cover shot
too much of that dreamy pop stuff
nothing I liked
not my thing but it may be yours
1.2 from me and not yet rated by the pros at allmusic
from the album - She Owns The Streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBLKevkdUw
released Sept 11th, 2012
![[Image: 220px-TheRaveonettesObservator.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/TheRaveonettesObservator.jpg/220px-TheRaveonettesObservator.jpg)
Bio - from allmusic
Combining the noisy swells of the Jesus and Mary Chain with melodic elements of '50s rock & roll, the Raveonettes
formed in Copenhagen during the early 2000s. Guitarist Sune Rose Wagner had tried assembling a band for several
years, traveling between New York City, Las Vegas, Hollywood, and an island outside of Seattle in his search for
like-minded musicians. A longtime fan of Bob Dylan, he also prized the songwriting of Buddy Holly, the harmonies of
the Everly Brothers, and the guitar work of Mark Knopfler, although it was the lovely dissonance of Sonic Youth and
the Jesus and Mary Chain that ultimately motivated Wagner to pursue music professionally. Alas, his stay in America
didn't exactly pan out, and Wagner returned to Denmark, where he connected with bassist/vocalist Sharin Foo. A fan
of the Beatles and the Velvet Underground, Foo had also studied qawwali and Hindustani classical music during a six
-month stay abroad. She had also spent some time performing in Copenhagen's local venues.
Once formed, the Raveonettes created a set of rules that governed the creation of their first album. The project
would be recorded entirely in B-flat minor, surrounded by only three chords, and each song had to be less than three
minutes long. Ride cymbals were not allowed, either. What resulted from those unconventional specifications was a
fuzzy, dark, cinematic set of songs entitled Whip It On, which fused classic garage rumblings with frenzied
electronic bits. Whip It On was released in Europe in summer 2002 courtesy of Crunchy Frog; one month later, the
Raveonettes waltzed into N.Y.C.'s CBGB for an American introduction. Producer Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, Joan
Armatrading, the Go-Go's) caught the performance and enlisted as the producer for the group's next album. A deal
with Columbia Records followed before the year's end, positioning the Raveonettes as Copenhagen's most promising
export.
The Chain Gang of Love appeared in September 2003. The first single from the album, "That Great Love Sound," became
a minor hit, due in part to a creepy video featuring Foo and Wagner dreaming up ways to kill each other. Sessions
for their next album began in late 2004, and Wagner cast aside all songwriting and recording rules (as well as
guitar distortion) in favor of classic songcraft and lots of rich, lush reverb. The resulting album, 2005's Pretty
in Black, featured guest spots from Suicide's Martin Rev, Ronnie Spector, and the Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker.
In early 2008, the band returned to a minimalist sound with Lust Lust Lust, followed one year later by In and Out of
Control. The band's fifth studio album, Raven in the Grave, featured the single "Forget That You're Young" and was
released in April of 2011. The following year, the band rang in their 10th anniversary together with the release of
their sixth album, Observator.
Album Review - from allmusic
To ring in their tenth anniversary as a band, Danish duo the Raveonettes are releasing their sixth album together,
Observator. While the album will have plenty of the murky garage jams the Raveonettes have become known for, they
also took this album as an opportunity to experiment with their sound, using instruments like the piano to add a bit
of gloomy austerity to the album's first single, "Observations." Experiments aside, fans should expect Observator to
deliver plenty of noisy, dreamlike pop, making for another fine entry into the band's dark and melancholic
discography.
Track Listing
1. Young and Cold
2. Observations
3. Curse the Night
4. The Enemy
5. Sinking With the Sun
6. She Owns the Streets
7. Downtown
8. You Hit Me (I'm Down)
9. Till the End
they should have focused the camera for that album cover shot
too much of that dreamy pop stuff
nothing I liked
not my thing but it may be yours
1.2 from me and not yet rated by the pros at allmusic
from the album - She Owns The Streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBLKevkdUw
released Sept 11th, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
Combining the noisy swells of the Jesus and Mary Chain with melodic elements of '50s rock & roll, the Raveonettes
formed in Copenhagen during the early 2000s. Guitarist Sune Rose Wagner had tried assembling a band for several
years, traveling between New York City, Las Vegas, Hollywood, and an island outside of Seattle in his search for
like-minded musicians. A longtime fan of Bob Dylan, he also prized the songwriting of Buddy Holly, the harmonies of
the Everly Brothers, and the guitar work of Mark Knopfler, although it was the lovely dissonance of Sonic Youth and
the Jesus and Mary Chain that ultimately motivated Wagner to pursue music professionally. Alas, his stay in America
didn't exactly pan out, and Wagner returned to Denmark, where he connected with bassist/vocalist Sharin Foo. A fan
of the Beatles and the Velvet Underground, Foo had also studied qawwali and Hindustani classical music during a six
-month stay abroad. She had also spent some time performing in Copenhagen's local venues.
Once formed, the Raveonettes created a set of rules that governed the creation of their first album. The project
would be recorded entirely in B-flat minor, surrounded by only three chords, and each song had to be less than three
minutes long. Ride cymbals were not allowed, either. What resulted from those unconventional specifications was a
fuzzy, dark, cinematic set of songs entitled Whip It On, which fused classic garage rumblings with frenzied
electronic bits. Whip It On was released in Europe in summer 2002 courtesy of Crunchy Frog; one month later, the
Raveonettes waltzed into N.Y.C.'s CBGB for an American introduction. Producer Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, Joan
Armatrading, the Go-Go's) caught the performance and enlisted as the producer for the group's next album. A deal
with Columbia Records followed before the year's end, positioning the Raveonettes as Copenhagen's most promising
export.
The Chain Gang of Love appeared in September 2003. The first single from the album, "That Great Love Sound," became
a minor hit, due in part to a creepy video featuring Foo and Wagner dreaming up ways to kill each other. Sessions
for their next album began in late 2004, and Wagner cast aside all songwriting and recording rules (as well as
guitar distortion) in favor of classic songcraft and lots of rich, lush reverb. The resulting album, 2005's Pretty
in Black, featured guest spots from Suicide's Martin Rev, Ronnie Spector, and the Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker.
In early 2008, the band returned to a minimalist sound with Lust Lust Lust, followed one year later by In and Out of
Control. The band's fifth studio album, Raven in the Grave, featured the single "Forget That You're Young" and was
released in April of 2011. The following year, the band rang in their 10th anniversary together with the release of
their sixth album, Observator.
Album Review - from allmusic
To ring in their tenth anniversary as a band, Danish duo the Raveonettes are releasing their sixth album together,
Observator. While the album will have plenty of the murky garage jams the Raveonettes have become known for, they
also took this album as an opportunity to experiment with their sound, using instruments like the piano to add a bit
of gloomy austerity to the album's first single, "Observations." Experiments aside, fans should expect Observator to
deliver plenty of noisy, dreamlike pop, making for another fine entry into the band's dark and melancholic
discography.
Track Listing
1. Young and Cold
2. Observations
3. Curse the Night
4. The Enemy
5. Sinking With the Sun
6. She Owns the Streets
7. Downtown
8. You Hit Me (I'm Down)
9. Till the End
