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Under The RadarJun 8, 2011There is a half-hearted attempt at dusting the instrumentation so it doesn't have as much of the grittiness we're used to from The Raveonettes. But not a whole lot of polish is applied so the end product is still essentially grainy. [May 2011, p.86]
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Q MagazineMay 31, 2011Compelling stuff. [Jun 2011, p.120]
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May 18, 2011Raven in the Grave isn't significantly weaker than any of it's predecessors, it's flaws are just significantly more obvious.
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UncutMay 13, 2011Here, they tinker with the formula slightly, shedding the surf drums, and adding washes of synth (usually a mistake, and so it proves). [Jun 2011, p.94]
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Apr 26, 2011On their fifth disc, the Danish duo prolong their frigid endless summer, turning out songs full of surf-pop harmonies and film-noir ambience.
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Apr 14, 2011Raven in the Grave is a step in the right direction, to be sure, but the melodies aren't quite as fresh on this album and the songs often lack the soundtrack-y emotional wallop that older albums relied on.
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Apr 8, 2011Hazy, dark, The Cure-ish dreampop with a Lynchian vibe.
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Apr 8, 2011The untangled pop of In and Out of Control has been reconfigured and dipped in black eyeliner as the Raveonettes veer toward 1980s goth.