Raveonettes - Ode To La

by Anthony Strutt

published: 6 / 5 / 2005

Label: Columbia
Format: 10"

intro

First single from their new third album from Denmark's much acclaimed the Raveonettes, which finds frontwoman Sharin Foo sharing joint vocals with original girl's group survivor, Ronnie Spector

Ah, my new favourite band are back... 'Ode to LA' is the first single from their forthcoming third album, 'Pretty in Black' and has been released only on 10 inch vinyl. The Raveonettes have always loved 60's girl groups, and the first 30 minutes of "Pretty in Black' apparently has that feel. On 'Ode to LA' Sharin Foo, who has now switched from bass to electric guitars, shares joint lead vocal with ex-Ronette and original girl's group member, Ronnie Spector. The whole song not surprisingly has a Phil Spector production to it, and it feels like Christmas has come early. The B side is a cover of the old Hank Williams country classic, 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.' Delivered on acoustic guitar and with lead vocals by Sune Rose Wagner, and backing vocals by Sharin, it is sung in clear crystal fasion and in sad country tones.It is still a style unfamiliar to many Raveonettes fans, but still a long way ahead of the rest of the pack Cool stuff indeed. Long live the Raveonettes.God, how I have missed this band !

Track Listing:-

1 Ode To LA
2 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Band Links:-

http://www.theraveonettes.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theraveonettes
https://twitter.com/theraveonettes
https://plus.google.com/+theraveonettes
https://www.youtube.com/user/theraveonettes
https://www.songkick.com/artists/412456-raveonettes

Label Links:-

http://www.columbia.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaRecordsUK
https://twitter.com/ColumbiaUK
https://www.youtube.com/user/icolumbia

interviews

Interview (2009)

In our third interview with 50s-influenced Danish garage rock group the Raveonettes, Anthony Strutt speaks to Sune Rose Wagner, the group's guitarist and singer, about their recently released fifth album, 'In and Out of Control'

Interview (2005)

Interview (2003)

live reviews

Raveonettes

Marie Hazelwood photographs Danish garage rock duo the Raveonettes at a gig at Erics in Liverpool

Rough Trade East, London, 6/10/2009

Astoria, London, 6/2/2004

London Astoria, 6/2/3003

features

Whip It On (2003)

After profiling the original version of the Raveonettes 'Whip it On' last month which came out on Crunchy Frog , Anthony Strutt now looks at the new version of the album which has been released on Columbia, and concludes that it is even better

Whip It Up (2003)