The Raveonettes
April08, music reviews, music April 19th, 2008
By Fred Sowder, April 2008
Lust Lust Lust, Vice
This duo from Denmark has put out a spotty set of albums over their three-disc career. On Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes kick things off on a good note with the vamping “Aly, Walk With Me,” which should satisfy those pining for a new Garbage album.
Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo create a glorious noise on the twangy “Hallucinations” and “Dead Sound.”
Overall, the disc is a lot less organic than previous efforts, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Foo’s vocals wrap around a synthetic beat like a boa constrictor, clutching the verses and choruses alike in a pheromonal show of sensuality.
The Raveonettes have always been a band to wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, and Foo does her best Nico takeoff during “Black Satin,” which you’d think was indeed a dirge-like Velvet Underground cover if you didn’t know any better.
That’s not to say this whole disc’s a bummer, though. “You Want the Candy” isn’t far from the Bow Wow Wow song of a similar title – just with a wall of fuzzed-out, warbly, guitar added to the mix. “Blitzed” keeps things upbeat, with a beach-party, surf vibe that Brian Wilson and The Jesus & Mary Chain alike would enjoy.
Things get switched up into Motown mode near the end of the disc with “Sad Transmission,” which is a euphoric song that sounds sad and lonely in its presentation through a veneer of echo and bombast. It’s an oxymoron that actually works quite well.
“With My Eyes Closed” is more mournful, but not entirely so thanks to the half-tempo, funky-drummer beat. Allegedly, this disc was culled down from about a hundred songs. With the solid songs of love and loss here, you can tell Wagner and Foo carefully sorted through the chaff and fluff to dig their guitar picks deeply into the nerve of romance and self-loathing.
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The Raveonettes
April08, music reviews, music April 19th, 2008
By Fred Sowder, April 2008
Lust Lust Lust, Vice
This duo from Denmark has put out a spotty set of albums over their three-disc career. On Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes kick things off on a good note with the vamping “Aly, Walk With Me,” which should satisfy those pining for a new Garbage album.
Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo create a glorious noise on the twangy “Hallucinations” and “Dead Sound.”
Overall, the disc is a lot less organic than previous efforts, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Foo’s vocals wrap around a synthetic beat like a boa constrictor, clutching the verses and choruses alike in a pheromonal show of sensuality.
The Raveonettes have always been a band to wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, and Foo does her best Nico takeoff during “Black Satin,” which you’d think was indeed a dirge-like Velvet Underground cover if you didn’t know any better.
That’s not to say this whole disc’s a bummer, though. “You Want the Candy” isn’t far from the Bow Wow Wow song of a similar title – just with a wall of fuzzed-out, warbly, guitar added to the mix. “Blitzed” keeps things upbeat, with a beach-party, surf vibe that Brian Wilson and The Jesus & Mary Chain alike would enjoy.
Things get switched up into Motown mode near the end of the disc with “Sad Transmission,” which is a euphoric song that sounds sad and lonely in its presentation through a veneer of echo and bombast. It’s an oxymoron that actually works quite well.
“With My Eyes Closed” is more mournful, but not entirely so thanks to the half-tempo, funky-drummer beat. Allegedly, this disc was culled down from about a hundred songs. With the solid songs of love and loss here, you can tell Wagner and Foo carefully sorted through the chaff and fluff to dig their guitar picks deeply into the nerve of romance and self-loathing.
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The Raveonettes
April08, music reviews, music April 19th, 2008
By Fred Sowder, April 2008
Lust Lust Lust, Vice
This duo from Denmark has put out a spotty set of albums over their three-disc career. On Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes kick things off on a good note with the vamping “Aly, Walk With Me,” which should satisfy those pining for a new Garbage album.
Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo create a glorious noise on the twangy “Hallucinations” and “Dead Sound.”
Overall, the disc is a lot less organic than previous efforts, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Foo’s vocals wrap around a synthetic beat like a boa constrictor, clutching the verses and choruses alike in a pheromonal show of sensuality.
The Raveonettes have always been a band to wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, and Foo does her best Nico takeoff during “Black Satin,” which you’d think was indeed a dirge-like Velvet Underground cover if you didn’t know any better.
That’s not to say this whole disc’s a bummer, though. “You Want the Candy” isn’t far from the Bow Wow Wow song of a similar title – just with a wall of fuzzed-out, warbly, guitar added to the mix. “Blitzed” keeps things upbeat, with a beach-party, surf vibe that Brian Wilson and The Jesus & Mary Chain alike would enjoy.
Things get switched up into Motown mode near the end of the disc with “Sad Transmission,” which is a euphoric song that sounds sad and lonely in its presentation through a veneer of echo and bombast. It’s an oxymoron that actually works quite well.
“With My Eyes Closed” is more mournful, but not entirely so thanks to the half-tempo, funky-drummer beat. Allegedly, this disc was culled down from about a hundred songs. With the solid songs of love and loss here, you can tell Wagner and Foo carefully sorted through the chaff and fluff to dig their guitar picks deeply into the nerve of romance and self-loathing.
