Suckers Sign to Frenchkiss, Announce Album

[mp3] Suckers: "Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)" Raveonettes Cover

Wow, how many times can you make three different publicists happy with one post? Maybe that says something about an album announcement. I had three different companies send me three different emails, all offering something unique having to do with the band Suckers. Even though I already liked them, and planned to announce this record, the tasteful onslaught of content made a post inevitable. Well done all parties involved; this is a thin line to walk, and usually more than one email about a band looks unprofessional, but this was a well-coordinated attack.

Back to the most important thing: the music. Suckers have indeed signed to the indie hit-maker label extraordinaire Frenchkiss Records, who will release Suckers' debut record Wild Smile on June 8th. To call Suckers a "buzz band" is an understatement. This Brooklyn four piece rose to prominence on the back of a stellar EP released in '09 that garnered raves from top tier publications ranging from Rolling Stone, to NME, to Stereogum. To call Suckers "indie dance-pop" is also an understatement. They find solace in tribal rhythms reminiscent of Tanlines, and catchy sing-along choruses that channel vintage Yeasayer.

Above is their fantastic "NO FUZZ!" take on The Raveonettes' epically fuzzy original "Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)" from top Stark album of 2009, In and Out of Control (VICE Music).

Enjoy the track above, and look out for Suckers on tour with label-mates Local Natives. Suckers are part of a STACKED bill tomorrow night (3/10) at Le Poission Rouge featuring perennial favorite Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers. Highly recommended show.

TOUR DATES:

* With Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers

# With Local Natives

WE Mar 10 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge *
TH Mar 11 Philadelphia, PA @ M Room *
FR Mar 12 Washington, DC @ Black Cat Mainstage *
SA Mar 13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
SU Mar 14 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
MO Mar 15 Nashville, TN @ Matty’s Alley *

SXSW – Austin, TX

WE Mar 17 Paste Party @ Galaxy Room @ 3:30 pm
WE Mar 17 IAMSOUND / BMI Party @ Malverde, TBA
TH Mar 18 Piano’s @ Kung Fu Saloon @ 4:00 pm
FR Mar 19 Mess With Texas Party @ 6th and San Marcos @ 1:10 pm
FR Mar 19 Frenchkiss Showcase @ Galaxy Room Backyard @ 11 pm
SA Mar 20 Brooklyn Vegan Party @ Radio Room @ 3:00pm
SU Mar 21 Denton, TX @ Hailey's *
MO Mar 22 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingers *
TU Mar 23 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *
WE Mar 24 Columbus, OH @ The Summit *
TH Mar 25 Akron, OH @ Musica *
FR Mar 26 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Corner *

SA Mar 27 Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab *



# With Local Natives

TH Apr 22 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern #

FR Apr 23 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside #

SA Apr 24 Houston, TX @ Mango’s #

MO Apr 26 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz #

TU Apr 27 Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo #

TH Apr 29 Augustine, FL @ Cafe Eleven #

FR Apr 30 Nashville, TN @ The Basement #

SA May 1 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Hell Stage

TU May 4 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 #

WE May 5 Washington DC @ Rock ’n Roll Hotel @ 8:00 pm #

TH May 6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom @ 8:00 pm SOLD OUT #

FR May 7 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom @ 8:00 pm SOLD OUT #

SA May 8 Alston, MA @ Great Scott @ 9:00pm #

MO May 10 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig @ 8:00pm #

TU May 11 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Beachland Tavern @ 7:30pm #

WE May 12 Columbus, OH @ The Basement @ 7:00 pm #

FR May 14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas @ 7:00pm – ALL AGES #

FR May 14 Chicago, IL @ Schubas @ 10:30pm – 18+ #

SA May 15 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company @ 6:30pm #

MO May 17 Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar @ 7:30 pm #

TU May 18 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill @ 8:00pm #

WE May 19 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s @ 8:00pm #

FR May 21 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge @ 8:00pm #

SA May 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court @ 8:00pm #

TU May 25 Spokane, WA @ Empyrean Coffee House @ 7:00pm #

WE May 26 Boise, ID @ Neurolux @ 7:30pm #

TH May 27 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios @ 8:00pm #

FR May 28 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club @ 8:00pm #

TH June 3 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill @ 8:30pm #

Raveonettes Offer Up Bonus Track

The Raveonettes [Bonus Track] "The Chosen One"

The Raveonettes are bringing home all the honey...buzz. Bees? (Gob Bluth references here folks.)Want to know who isn't or rather shouldn't be "buzzing" anymore -- The XX, Girls, The Wild Beasts -- the list goes on. Maybe you still deem them worthy of the grossly overused idiom whatever it means, but maybe we don't give a shit anymore. Yeah, we are thinking the latter. The Raveonettes on the other hand, well, after releasing In and Out of Control, they can do no harm in our eyes. Here is a bonus track they released last week along side an indie-retail scheme which hoped to generate physical sales -- if you bought a physical record, you received bonus tracks, nothing special there; well now you perpetuate the downfall of CD sales (that's still happening right?) all the more, as we offer you "The Chosen One" above. Enjoy.

On a side note, look for Lissie show recap and photos from the Mercury Lounge last night coming soon...this is a review you won't want to miss.

Bit of West Coast tour dates after the jump.

Raveonettes Tour Dates:
11/10 COSTA MESA, CA - DETROIT BAR #
11/12 SOLANA BEACH, CA - BELLY UP #
11/13 LOS ANGELES, CA - HENRY FONDA THEATRE #
11/14 POMONA, CA - GLASSHOUSE #
# w/Crocodiles

New Raveonettes Album - It Just Makes Sense

[MP3] The Raveonettes - "Last Dance"

OK. If you are following me on Twitter, than you know I am having a love affair with the new Raveonettes album, In and Out of Control releasing on Oct. 6 via Vice. Just from the first spin, the first track, I immediately wanted to go back and start again. The hooks, melodies, choruses, instrumental lines, lo-fi recording, production, harmonies -- everything... This album just makes sense. Incorporating electro-back beats on certain tracks, the Raveonettes are going to ravage the end of 2009. Every listen to this album thus far increases its standing on my Best of 2009 list. Something amazing is going on here and I am glad to be apart of it. A must have.

New Video: Raveonettes "Last Dance" on Chelsea Sessions

[MP3] The Raveonettes - "Last Dance"

We have a not-so-secret, burning desire and passion for The Raveonettes. Though not hailed as their breakout record, Lust Lust Lust quickly put the Raveonettes on our radar and on our full rotation. The video above is a Chelsea Session recording of their newest single, "Last Dance" from their upcoming release In And Out Of Control (Oct. 6/Vice Records.) This band is Danish, rambunctions and fantastic. We are very much looking forward to the new record. Enjoy. MP3 of this tune to come -- we are having technical difficulties.

New Raveonettes mp3 "Suicide"

[mp3] Raveonettes "Suicide"

At the risk of sounding too much like Bob Lefsetz, The Raveonettes are one of several bands very aware of what it takes to succeed in the music industry of 2009. We seem to always be posting something about them on this site. Yes, we do like them a lot, yet, they are always releasing new content, and more often than not it has been free. Thereby, they have carried their momentum over the course of a year through EP releases and tour dates, bringing us finally to their ultimate goal, the release of their new album In & Out of Control (10/6 Vice). Yesterday we got the newest track from that effort "Suicide." It doesn't break away too far from the usual, reverby, shoe-gaze rock of previous Raveonettes' efforts, but really - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. This track succeeds by melding the dark with the light and the tension with the release. Songwriting 101 will be taught today by the Raveonettes. Pay attention.

Last Chance for Raveonettes

Photo credit: C. Davey Wilson

Don't worry, they're not breaking up. They are just going into recording-induced hibernation, emerging in September with what they hope to be "their best album to date." This album will actually be produced in a studio -- a welcomed departure from past recording forums. Ravers, this is your last chance to catch a live show for some time.

This has been a message brought to you in part by X Sune.

January tour dates after the jump...

1.15.09 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
1.16.09 New York, NY Webster Hall
1.17.09 Washington, DC Black Cat
1.23.09 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
1.24.09 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater

New Sune Rose Wagner Album, Mp3

Sune Rose Wagner - "Beruset Og Forhadt" mp3

While The Raveonettes weren't busy releasing unfathomable amounts of Christmas music this year, they actually did write some regular songs, includings those that made up the great Lust, Lust, Lust. And somehow amidst his jam-packed 2008, male-half Sune Rose Wagner even found time to cut a solo album. The self-titled Sune Rose Wagner quietly hit stores yesterday, and we're bringing you an mp3 of the track "Bersuet Og Forhadt", a fuzzy slice of 60's pop. It's sung entirely in Danish, as is the rest of the album, and we're having blast trying to translate it via the powerful tool that is BabelFish. We haven't gotten very far, but we think he's singing something about hats. Dig it! Cover art and tracklist after the jump. 


Sune Rose Wagner Tracklisting:

01 Hvad Der Sker
02 Et Underfuldt Liv
03 Afgrunden
04 Altid
05 Tyskerpiger
06 Samme Vej
07 Svinske Mænd
08 Gi' Mig en Pige
09 Beruset og Forhadt
10 Din Mund

Free Vice Christmas Sampler and Raveonettes mp3

The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa" mp3

Our good friends over at Vice are spreading the Christmas cheer with a 100% totally free and awesome Christmas Sampler that you can download now at Amazon. (Tell them Stark sent you.) The ten-song collection includes recent favorites and exclusives from superstars like King Khan and the Shrines, Japenese Motors, Chromeo, Dark Meat, The Black Lips and The Streets (whose mastermind, Mike Skinner, is pictured above in an absolutely non-doctored Santa hat.) And if that's not enough to get you pumped up on all things yuletide, then you should certainly grab the brand spankin' new Raveonettes mp3 above of "Come On Santa." (Those Danes just don't quit with the Christmas thing, but we're not complaining.) 

Raveonettes Release Xmas EP + Jan. Tour Dates

Nothing like a vamped up holiday EP. The Raveonettes, coming off their super-successful 2008 release Lust, Lust, Lust offer Xmas celebrators a bitchin' little collection of tunes. Wishing You a Rave Christmas, features Phil Spector classics such as, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" and releases digitally on Nov.25. This EP marks the third of the Rave's purely-digital-release-series that included, Sometimes They Drop By and Beauty Dies.

So as you unwrap the Battlestar Galactica DVD series and that infamous She and Him record (boo Paste!), tell Mariah Carey to step aside, the Raves own this Christmas.

Buy HERE.

Rave's Tour Dates After The Jump.

01-15 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club (TIX)

01-16 New York, NY – Webster Hall (TIX)

01-17 Washington, DC – Black Cat (TIX)

01-23 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club (TIX)

01-24 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre (TIX)

Raveonettes REMIXED - Free EP

Stark has long been a favorite of the dark, melodic and fuzzed out sound of the Raveonettes. Their most recent release, Lust Lust Lust left the audiences satisfied, but somewhat unfulfilled. Here to fill in the gaps is a series of free EPs to be released throughout the fall. The first one is available now. See below for details from the press release...

FIRST EP AVAILABLE TODAY FOR FREE AT:
http://www.vicerecords.com/theraveonettesremixed

Danish noir-rock duo The Raveonettes today announce plans to release a series of digital only EPs. Following today's remix EP will be Sometimes They Drop By on September 23. Two more EPs will follow on October 21 and November 25.

Today's free Remixed EP centers around three standout tracks from Lust Lust Lust, presented in radically different new versions. Hypnotic Japanese electro producer 80KIDZ, Alec Empire-conspirator Nic Endo, and Danish DJ superstar Trentemřller reconstruct these now familiar songs into new shapes.

Tracklisting for today's three song free remix EP:

1. Dead Sound (80KIDZ remix)

2. Aly, Walk With Me (Nic Endo remix)

3. Lust (Trentemřller Remix)