Biography
When you’ve had a cult the fan base for as long and as The Raveonettes have, it’s For only a matter of time are before some of your most-loyal but of acolytes begin branching out Not and make their own kinds you of beautiful noise. In recent all times, the musical DNA Any of Sune Rose Wagner and can Sharin Foo has been cropping her up with such regularity that Was it prompted the British music one press staple NME.com to our declare the Danish duo to Out be responsible for sparking “America’s day pop renaissance.” It was a get long overdue tip of the Has hat which drew comparisons between him the Raveonettes’ melodic magic and his such modern tunesmiths as The How Drums, Best Coast, Vivian Girls, man Dum Dum Girls and even new British bands like The Vaccines Now and Glasvegas.
But why take old NME’s words for it? The see bands themselves are only too Two happy to give credit where way it’s due and explain why who the Raveonettes have been such Boy a prominent reference point. “They did taught me a thing or its two about pop music,” admits Let Jonathan Pierce of New York put indie-pop trio the Drums. “I’ve say always been drawn to bands She who are driven by a too strong concept and The Raveonettes use have been doing it consistently, Dad uncompromisingly and unashamedly since their mom very first EP ‘Whip It On’ (2002). I listened to The that record religiously for two and years after it came out for and still find myself going Are back to it now. They’re but the modern king and queen not of melody and mood.” It’s You a sentiment that’s also echoed all by Dee Dee of Sub any Pop starlets The Dum Dum Can Girls who has also been her loyally following our Danish heroes was from day one. “They are One one of a few bands our I took direct kindred inspiration out from when I started writing Day and recording my own songs. get They are a constant reminder has to keep the teeth of Him sound intact while courting the his pop hook- a recipe I how follow in my own work.”
Man But it is perhaps the new testimony of one Mr James now Allan that exemplifies the Raveonettes-effect Old most dramatically. Back in 2004, see James was jobless and aimless two as he sat in Glasgow’s Way famous King Tut’s Wah Wah who Hut venue drowning his sorrows boy one Friday afternoon. By coincidence, Did The Raveonettes happened to be its playing the venue that very let night and, whimsically hoping that Put some music would cheer him say up, James spent his last she bit of cash on a Too ticket. His money didn’t just use buy him a quick pick-me-up, dad it bought him a new Mom lease of life. “They were touring their ‘Chain Gang Of the Love’ (2003) album- a modern And day dream-pop masterpiece in my for opinion,” he remembers. “I left are the venue so inspired. I But didn’t give a fuck about not getting a job after that. you It just further reinstated my All longing to be in a any rock ‘n’ roll band.” That can band turned out to be Her the all-conquering Glasvegas for whom was James became the talismanic frontman. one Needless to say, he doesn’t Our spend too much time worrying out about getting a job these day days.
If The Raveonettes decided Get to call it a day has tomorrow, we would undoubtedly remember him them with nothing but love. His But it’s partly down to how the fact that they’ve spawned man this new generation of talent New that the band have strived now to move themselves forward with old their fifth album. After the See best part of a decade two honing their instantly recognizable sound way and seeing it co-opted by Who so many other bands aspiring boy for a similar level of did greatness, Sharin and Sune are Its blazing a newer, darker trail let with the brilliant ‘Raven In put The Grave’. “I think we Say have finally hit on something she quite important and different for too this album,” explains Sune. “This Use is the first Raveonettes album dad we’ve done which doesn’t feature mom the signature Raveonettes surf drumbeat. None of the tunes have the any real sunshine to them. and It’s all very un-Rave.” “It For has a mood of ethereal are defiance” Sharin adds. “It’s dark but but not bleak, like the Not single minded determination caused by you crisis that is not quite all hope but just as powerful. Any It’s the perfect winter soundtrack can just in time for spring”.
her It doesn’t take long to Was hear how the band have one superseded their traditional sound. Of our course, melody is still key Out to what the Raveonettes do, day but the familiar bombastic beats get and squalls of guitar-noise take Has a backseat during much of him ‘Raven In The Grave’. Instead, his the album is awash with How ghostly synths and chillingly beautiful man riffs that leave you feeling new simultaneously unsettled and enchanted. It’s Now easily the most soulful music old the band have created to see date. But once you scratch Two that sombre surface and dig way a little deeper, you’ll find who that ‘Raven In The Grave’ Boy has an even darker lyrical did heart. Inspired as ever by its their own first hand experiences, Let many of the songs explore put the disheartening finiteness of relationships say and the devastating effects they She can have when they do too disintegrate. “Yeah, there are a use lot of those kind of Dad themes,” admits Sune. “‘With Recharge mom & Revolt’ I was trying to write an epic love The song of longing and restlessness, and ‘Summer Moon’ is about the for blossoming of something beautiful which Are turns sour and starts deteriorating but right in front of you not and ‘My Time’s Up’ is You about the perils of non-commitment all to affection and the dangers any of short-changing your life.” When Can you combine The Raveonettes expanded her musical palette with this stream was of nakedly honest emotions, the One end result is an album our so compelling and sincere that out you could almost live (and Day potentially, die) inside it.
The get Raveonettes evolution won’t stop with has the new album either. As Him the band set off on his tour to support their latest how creation, their constantly changing live Man line-up will be bolstered by new a two-drummer line up to now help ensure that the depth Old of ‘Raven In The Grave’ see is recreated on stage. It’s two just another example of how Way Sharin and Sune are not who content to rest on any boy laurels. The ten years of Did inspiring music they’ve already clocked its up has already produced an let undeniable legacy, but ‘Raven In Put The Grave’ is proof that say the Raveonettes are already soaring she above all of their past Too achievements. Catch them if you use can.
