In and Out of Control

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In and Out of Control
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Studio album by
Released6 October 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Indie rock, [1] shoegaze, noise pop, post-punk revival
Length43:56
Label
Producer
The Raveonettes chronology
Wishing You a Rave Christmas
(2008)
In and Out of Control
(2009)
Raven in the Grave
(2011)
Singles from In and Out of Control
  1. "Bang!"
    Released: 19 October 2009 [2]
  2. "Last Dance"
    Released: 19 October 2009 [3]
  3. "Heart of Stone"
    Released: 6 April 2010 [4]
  4. "Gone Forever"
    Released: Promo only [5]

In and Out of Control is the fourth studio album by The Raveonettes, [6] and was released on 6 October 2009.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
CHARTattack Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Drowned In Sound 7/10 [11]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NU.nl Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork Media 6.9/10 [14]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 16 reviews. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bang!"Sune Rose Wagner, Thomas Troelsen2:54
2."Gone Forever"Wagner, Troelsen3:36
3."Last Dance"Wagner, Troelsen3:47
4."Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)"Wagner, Troelsen3:04
5."Heart of Stone"Wagner3:55
6."Oh, I Buried You Today"Wagner1:22
7."Suicide"Wagner, Troelsen3:13
8."D.R.U.G.S."Wagner, Troelsen4:30
9."Breaking into Cars"Wagner, Troelsen3:08
10."Break Up Girls!"Wagner4:00
11."Wine"Wagner3:41
iTunes bonus material
No.TitleLength
12."Echoes"3:27
13."Chelsea Sessions" (video)16:13
Record Store Day bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."The Chosen One"3:20
2."Planes Do Crash"2:31

Singles

  1. Last Dance/Bang!: The first single from In and Out of Control is a double A-side of Last Dance and Bang! released on a 7" vinyl limited to 1,000. The video for Last Dance was directed by Matthew Lessner.
  2. Heart of Stone: Released as a single with an accompanying video directed by Chris Do. [17]
  3. Gone Forever: Released as a promo single with an accompanying video directed by Nuka Wølk.

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