Raven in the Grave

Raven in the Grave
Studio album by The Raveonettes
Released	4 April 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Indie rock, [1] shoegaze, noise pop, post-punk revival
Length	35:42
Label	Vice Records
Producer	The Raveonettes
The Raveonettes chronology
In and Out of Control (2009) Raven in the Grave (2011) Rarities/B-Sides (2011)
Singles from Raven in the Grave
"Recharge and Revolt" Released: 7 March 2011 [2] "Apparitions" Released: 31 May 2011 [3] "Let Me on Out" Released: 15 November 2011 [4]

Raven in the Grave is the fifth studio album by The Raveonettes, ^[5] and was released on 4 April 2011. Several of the songs included on the album are English re-recordings of songs found on Wagner's solo album.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Pitchfork Media	5.7/10 [8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Spin	[10]

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 66, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". ^[6]

Since its release, Sune Rose Wagner has expressed disappointment with the album, stating it would have worked better as a soundtrack and that the song structures are "quite unusual compared to everything else [The Raveonettes have] done". ^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Recharge & Revolt"	5:23
2.	"War in Heaven"	4:42
3.	"Forget That You're Young"	3:57
4.	"Apparitions"	3:55
5.	"Summer Moon"	3:04
6.	"Let Me on Out"	2:36
7.	"Ignite"	3:05
8.	"Evil Seeds"	4:17
9.	"My Time's Up"	4:43

Amazon.com bonus track ^[12]

No.	Title	Length
10.	"No Joy"	3:51

iTunes bonus track ^[13]

No.	Title	Length
10.	"As You Lay Asleep"	3:18

Super Deluxe Edition bonus track ^[14]

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Sun Goes Down"	2:56

References

1. "The Raveonettes - A Class Act". Clash . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
2. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Revolt & Rechange - Single". iTunes . 7 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
3. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Apparitions - Single". iTunes . Retrieved 2011-05-31.
4. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Let Me on Out - Single". iTunes . Retrieved 2011-11-15.^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. "Theraveonettes.com: Raven in the Grave" . Retrieved 2011-04-04.
6. "Raven in the Grave Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved 2011-12-12.
7. Allmusic review
8. "The Raveonettes: Raven in the Grave Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork . Retrieved 24 September 2016.
9. "The Raveonettes Raven in the Grave - Album Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine . 3 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
10. "The Raveonettes, 'Raven In The Grave' (Vice) - SPIN". 5 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
11. Dom Gourlay. "DiS meet Sune Rose Wagner of The Ravonettes". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
12. "The Raveonettes: Raven in the Grave - Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
13. "iTunes Store: The Raveonettes - Raven in the Grave (Bonus Version)". iTunes . Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
14. "The Raveonettes: Raven in the Grave - Super Deluxe Edition" . Retrieved 2011-04-04.