The Raveonettes are a Danish rock duo consisting of
Sune Rose Wagner (on guitar,vocals) and Sharin Foo (on bass,
guitar and vocals). Their music is characterized by close
two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Brothers
coupled with hard-edged electric guitar overlaid with liberal
doses of noise, very similar to The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Their songs juxtapose the structural and chordal simplicity of
50s and 60s rock with intense electric instrumentation,
driving beats and often dark lyrical content, similar to
another of the band's influences, The Velvet Underground.
"We are not scared of being blunt about what the
references are in our music," said Sharin Foo. "For
instance, if you look at our name, The Raveonettes, it's a
complete direct reference to The Ronettes and Buddy Holly's
"Rave On!" So, in that sense, we're pretty clear
about it. "Sune has said in an interview: "I see us
as an extremely good rock 'n' roll band."
