Raven in the Grave - The Raveonettes
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  • Band members: Sune Rose Wagner, Sharin Foo
  • Summary: The Danish duo's fifth studio album showcases much of their original sound -- dark, droning, distorted guitar pop.
  • Record Label: Vice Music
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Noise Pop
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. The A.V. Club
    Apr 5, 2011
    91
    Raven In The Grave is a reminder of what it was like to hear The Raveonettes' gloomy romanticism and bottomless echo for the first time.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Apr 21, 2011
    80
    One hopes Raven In The Grave doesn't signify the last post for The Raveonettes as they are a joy to behold in this mood, and more than capable of producing a belter of an album when least expected.
  3. Under The Radar
    Jun 8, 2011
    60
    There 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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  4. Slant Magazine
    Apr 4, 2011
    30
    The Raveonettes have always made use of heavy reverb on their albums, but the overall impact is that Raven in the Grave just sounds sloppy.

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