History Music / TheRaveonettes

* MultiethnicName: 'Sharin' is a Scandinavian spelling of 'Sharon', and 'Foo' is Chinese - Sharin's father is Sino-Danish musician Kim Tai-Foo, and her grandfather was from a tiny village in China.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Most of their songs fall into level 3 or 4, though at live concerts the distortion and loudness get pushed up into level 5.

** "D.R.U.G.S." – [[CaptainObvious hard drug use]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The inclusion of 3D glasses with ''Lust Lust Lust'' must have seemed like a fun gimmick at the time, but unfortunately it rendered the album ineligible for the UK Albums Chart. None of their albums since have charted in the UK at all.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The inclusion of 3D glasses with ''Lust Lust Lust'' must have seemed like a fun gimmick at the time, but unfortunately it rendered the album ineligible for the UK Albums Chart. None of their albums since have charted in the UK at all.

* MyGreatestFailure: Sune has since expressed disappointment with ''Raven in the Grave'', stating that it would have worked better as a soundtrack than as a standalone album, as the song structures differ greatly from the rest of The Raveonettes' work.
* ShoutOut: The Raveonettes are name-dropped in the Season 2 episode of TwoBrokeGirls "And Just Plane Magic". Max and Caroline are let in to see a concert after Max flirts with one of their roadies.

* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: At least as recently as 2012 Sune has stated that ''Lust Lust Lust'' is the band's strongest album.

** "Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed" – gang rape

!! The Raveonettes provides examples of:
* ChristmasSongs: In 2008 the band released an EP of 4 Christmas songs, although oddly their single "The Christmas Song", released in 2003, was not included on the EP.

* TheLastDance: "Last Dance" is about someone in love with a drug addict, who fears every time they overdose that it's going to be the last time, so urging them to hold on at least until the singer gets to them in intensive care.
* LyricalDissonance: Several of their songs are deceptively chipper with rather downbeat lyrics, although the song titles normally give the game away. ''In and Out of Control'' tends to display this more than their other albums. Examples include:
** "Bang!" – domestic violence
** "Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed" – gang rape
** "D.R.U.G.S." – [[CaptainObvious hard drug use]]
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Most of their songs fall into level 3 or 4, though at live concerts the distortion and loudness get pushed up into level 5.

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: "Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)" from ''In and Out of Control'' picks out rape as a particularly heinous crime.

* SuperFunHappyThingOfDoom: The eponymous "Chain Gang of Love".

The Raveonettes are an [[IndiePop indie rock]] duo from {{UsefulNotes/Denmark}}, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo. The two met in 2001 through mutual friends in Copenhagen, and formed the band soon after. They released their first EP the following year, and their first full length album the year after that.

* MyGreatestFailure: Sune has since expressed disappointment with ''Raven in the Grave'', stating that it would have worked better as a soundtrack than as a standalone album, as the song structures differ greatly from the rest of The Raveonette's work.

* ''Whip It On (EP)'' (2002)

* ''Sometimes They Drop By (EP)'' (2008)
* ''Beauty Dies (EP)'' (2008)
* ''Wishing You a Rave Christmas (EP)'' (2008)

* ''Rarities/B-Sides (Compilation)'' (2011)
* ''Into the Night (EP)'' (2012)

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The Raveonettes are an [[IndiePop indie rock]] duo from {{UsefulNotes/Denmark}}, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo. In 2001 the two met through mutual friends in Copenhagen and formed the band soon after. They released their first EP the following year, and their first full length album the year after that.

The Raveonettes are an [[IndiePop indie rock]] band from {{UsefulNotes/Denmark}}, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo. In 2001 the duo met through mutual friends in Copenhagen and formed the band soon after. They released their first EP the following year, and their first full length album the year after that.

Their sound is influenced by bands such as TheVelvetUnderground and TheJesusAndMaryChain, and is distinguished by their close two-part [[{{Harmony}} harmonies]], hard-edged electric guitar and an overlay of [[LoudnessWar distortion and noise]]. They have always done well in Denmark, their albums almost always reaching a Top 10 position in the national charts, but have found true success elsewhere hard to come by, and have never broken into the Top 100 in the US.

* VocalTagTeam: Sune and Sharin share the vocals on most songs, usually by way of a two-part harmony.