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Observator

RaveonettesAudio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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When you start to record a new album, people always ask you what you think it will sound like. It’s almost impossible to talk about music that doesn’t exist but when we started work on our sixth album late last year, I thought that for once, I had a pretty good idea. Put simply, Observator was supposed to be our Los Angeles album. At least, that’s what I imagined it to be in ... Read more in Amazon's Raveonettes Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 11, 2012)
  • Original Release Date: 2012
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Vice Records
  • ASIN: B008DKEJ7E
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2012 album from the Dannish Alt-Rock duo. Throughout their impressive career, The Raveonettes have explored sonic territories ranging from lush pop songs to reverb drenched soundscapes and continually celebrated life through songwriting. All of these forms are evident in Observator, sumptuous and beautiful in its sound, but bleak and sad at its heart.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Album (Rewards Repeated Listens) September 12, 2012
Format:Audio CD
I'd give this 3.5 Stars if I could:

There's a lot to like in The Raveonette's sixth full-length album. The Danish duo have been crafting their own version of fuzzy shoegaze for some time now; they were ahead of the curve, creating dreamy textures inside melodic pop songs. Unfortunately, the newest batch from The Raveonettes is decent, but something about it feels tired and familiar.

OBSERVATOR begins with one of its highlights, "Young and Cold." The song mixes a reverb-drenched, distorted guitar, and vocalists Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo share some really terrific harmonies. In fact, the best moments of the album occur when the two voice mix with one another in each song's smoky atmosphere. "Young and Cold" uses its droning guitar to create the backdrop for the beginning of the album before the song introduces a light piano riff - the combination of the fuzzy guitar and the clean(ish) piano sounds great, but the band, never ones to repeat themselves, never reintroduce that combination throughout the rest of OBSERVATOR. The distorted drum machine that kicks of "Curse the Night" shows definite promise, but the rest of the song kind of slouches on by with a limp chorus.

The album kicks up its tempo with "Sinking With the Sun," laying down textures of distant distortion - it's a great song, and Wagner's lead guitar is very effective throughout. "She Owns the Streets," one of the album's singles, attempts to use a sugary pop melody, and it only kind of works for the band. Compare this with the album's closing track, "Till the End," where the band attempts similar styles, but to greater effect. Throughout OBSERVATOR, the only song that really evoked any reaction out of me was "Young and Cold," the rest of the album is mostly without catharsis or much emotional pull.

At 9 songs, the album feels pretty short, and this is only exacerbated by the fact that most of these songs are forgettable. With the exception of a few, many of these songs were forgotten as soon as the track moved on to the next. I think that most fans of the Raveonettes will enjoy this record, but I can't imagine it standing up to the band's past work. Standout tracks to sample/download: "Young and Cold," "Sinking with the Sun," and "Observations."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars mesmerizing & memorable indie pop ear candy September 15, 2012
Format:Audio CD
8th album from Danish duo delivers indie pop/rock that mixes hauntingly lush, melodic refrains
with vulnerable vocals, ringing guitars and a hint of 1950s rock pathos, for a uniquely appealing
result. Beautiful, mesmerizing & memorable indie pop ear candy that quickly becomes addictive.
Nice. Recalls Jesus & Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, with a touch of the Shangri-Las.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best since LustLustLust September 15, 2012
Format:Audio CD
Observator is a return to the classic Raveonettes sound, where the songs are drenched in surf guitar, noise and melancholy. Last year's Raven In The Grave was aggressively depressing, despite a few sunnier tunes. Observator is not a continuation of that sound (thank goodness), and to my ears sounds like it would have been a logical successor to Pretty In Black.
There are several instant classics here- Young & Cold, Curse The Night and Til The End. Arguments could be made for Observations, Sinking With The Sun and Downtown, as well. i've basically named every song. The Enemy has grown on me, and it's nice to hear Sharin front and center. She Owns The Streets is elevated by all the surf leads buried throughout.
At only nine tracks the album is over too soon, but that just drives me to hit the play button again.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Raveonettes album
Have all of their stuff, and although this album's concept is very simple and straightforward, it works. It simply is a very enjoyable listen. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars love this record
sounds a lot like the cure, the smiths, pj harvey, and other bands I like, but they have their own thing going too.
Published 5 months ago by luis luthier
4.0 out of 5 stars Good new stuff
The Raveonettes is one of those bands that I will buy anything new that comes out by them because they are great. Read more
Published 5 months ago by rol1134
5.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculously Good
Just saw them live in San Francisco and was so blown away that I bought the new album and now I can't stop listening to it, you should do the same.
Published 6 months ago by Adolfo Foronda
5.0 out of 5 stars Sugar sweet pop that just don't stop.
From start to stop the production and absolutely mesmerizing tracks on Observator cascade over you and show you that the Raves just don't sing about death, drugs and sex. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Koziol
5.0 out of 5 stars Observed
With each album it seems they just get better. Observator is not as dark as Raven in the Grave, and they've tamed their sound to fit the songs; a wise move. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Blitzkrieg
5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamy and evocative
I put this on and listen to it over and over...more than 20 times in the first week of owning it. The record is remarkable! Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. A. Youll
3.0 out of 5 stars First half is great
The first 4 songs of this album are very good, but then by the time song 5 or so hits it is unmemorable and at times boring. Love the first 2 songs though very good songs.
Published 7 months ago by AnthonyNeufio
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing compares to U
Spaghetti western drenched pop tunes pleasantly spilled across a distorted landscape and those empty eyed vocals hit the mark on almost every tune. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tankery
4.0 out of 5 stars Worst since 2005's Pretty In Black... but still rewarding for old and...
To release their worst collection since 2005's "Pretty In Black" is not exactly a crime. The Raveonettes are guilty only of successively producing brilliant albums and EPs... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Z. Shah
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