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2011 studio album by The Raveonettes
Raven in the Grave
Studio album by The Raveonettes
Released4 April 2011
Recorded2010
GenreIndie rock, shoegaze, noise pop, post-punk revival
Length35:42
LabelVice Records
ProducerThe Raveonettes
The Raveonettes chronology
In and Out of Control
(2009) 		Raven in the Grave
(2011) 		Rarities/B-Sides
(2011)
Singles from Raven in the Grave
  1. "Recharge and Revolt"
    Released: 7 March 2011
  2. "Apparitions"
    Released: 31 May 2011
  3. "Let Me on Out"
    Released: 15 November 2011

Raven in the Grave is the fifth studio album by The Raveonettes, and was released on 4 April 2011. Several of the songs included on the album are English re-recordings of songs found on Wagner's solo album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media5.7/10
Slant Magazine
Spin

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".

Since its release, Sune Rose Wagner has expressed disappointment with the album, stating it would have worked better as a soundtrack and that the song structures are "quite unusual compared to everything else done".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner

No.TitleLength
1."Recharge & Revolt"5:23
2."War in Heaven"4:42
3."Forget That You're Young"3:57
4."Apparitions"3:55
5."Summer Moon"3:04
6."Let Me on Out"2:36
7."Ignite"3:05
8."Evil Seeds"4:17
9."My Time's Up"4:43
Amazon.com bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."No Joy"3:51
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."As You Lay Asleep"3:18
Super Deluxe Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Sun Goes Down"2:56

References

  1. "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  2. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Revolt & Rechange - Single". iTunes. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  3. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Apparitions - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  4. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Let Me on Out - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  5. "Theraveonettes.com: Raven in the Grave". Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  6. ^ "Raven in the Grave Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  7. Allmusic review
  8. "The Raveonettes: Raven in the Grave Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  9. "The Raveonettes Raven in the Grave - Album Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  10. "The Raveonettes, 'Raven In The Grave' (Vice) - SPIN". 5 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  11. Dom Gourlay. "DiS meet Sune Rose Wagner of The Ravonettes". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  12. "The Raveonettes: Raven in the Grave - Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  13. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Raven in the Grave (Bonus Version)". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  14. "The Raveonettes: Raven in the Grave - Super Deluxe Edition". Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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