RATING: 4.5 out of 5
Known as one of the respected flag-bearers in the garage rock revival of the last five years, The Raveonettes’ sound of a thick, fuzzy, rapid fire speeding motorcycle sexuality recedes somewhat and a confident and defiant fragility emerges in their sound.
Diverging from the sonic approach of their previous releases, Whip It On and Chaingang Of Love, The Raveonettes pull together a diverse clash of influences to craft a beautifully rendered new album, Pretty In Black.
Most noticeably, the band strays from their previous strict adherence to self-imposed limitations – whereas the last two albums featured thick, gritty fuzz and were exclusively written in three chord progressions of B-flat minor and B-flat major respectively, Pretty In Black is a canvas for a wide range of sound exploration.
Founding duo, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo, add three new members to the lineup and boldly take insipiration from such genres as lonesome West Texas Desert Dust, Souther California Roots Surf, Bent New Wave, Soviet Fuzz on American Disco, and Massive Wall of Sound. Although the album may at first feel a little disconnected given the variety, repeated listening offers a strangely cohesive understanding of the whole and a deeper respect for the quality of the individual pieces.
– anatol ziege
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