The Raveonettes bring the Lustdown under

Mon 3rd Mar, 2008 in Local News

The Raveonettes will return to Australia for live shows in support of their new album Lust Lust Lust.

Following up on their 2005 release, Pretty In Black, the Danish distortion duo have hit back with an album more rebellious, more sinister and most importantly – more original.

The Raveonettes released their first EP, Whip It On, in 2002 which was recorded entirely in the key of B-flat minor, and the 2003 full-length debut, Chain Gang of Love, stuck to B-flat, major-making their mark on the emerging new garage-rock scene with a flair for the dramatic. Their image was pure ‘50s retro-cool: lanky, dark-haired Sune Rose Wagner and six-foot blonde glamazon Sharin Foo wore black leather and sat astride motorbikes. With sonic comparisons to The Velvet Underground and The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Raveonettes bubble-gum ‘50s pop and nostalgic kitsch has only amplified their credibility as one of indie rock’s most innovative bands.

Chugg Entertainment and XIII Touring present The Raveonettes on their East Coast Australian tour;
Wednesday April 16 – The Zoo, Brisbane
Tickets from The Zoo, phone sales 1300 762 545, Rockinghorse, Skinnys, Butterbeats, (City & Valley), Moshpit, Music Mania and Sunflower Records.

Thursday April 17 – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au

Friday April 18 – The Hi Fi, Melbourne
tickets from from The Hifi phone charge 9654 7617, missing line, polyester

Tickets go on sale Wednesday 5th March.