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Raven in the Grave

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Raven in the Grave
Studio album by
The Raveonettes
Released4 April 2011
Recorded2010
GenreIndie rock,[1] 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]
  2. "Apparitions"
    Released: 31 May 2011[3]
  3. "Let Me on Out"
    Released: 15 November 2011[4]

Raven in the Grave is the fifth studio album by The Raveonettes,[5] 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.[citation needed]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Pitchfork Media5.7/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Spin[10]

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".[6]

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 [The Raveonettes have] done".[11]

Track listing

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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[12]
No.TitleLength
10."No Joy"3:51
iTunes bonus track[13]
No.TitleLength
10."As You Lay Asleep"3:18
Super Deluxe Edition bonus track[14]
No.TitleLength
10."Sun Goes Down"2:56

References

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  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. ^ a b "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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