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02:11 PM - The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
The great thing about the Raveonettes is that they're predictable. That's not something you want to say about every band, but sometimes it's exactly what's needed. You're going to get simple drum beats, shimmers of bells and such scattered throughout the songs, and sharp waves of fuzzy guitars and assorted sonic destruction, all on top of great surfy pop ditties. The band's latest, Lust Lust Lust (Vice), doesn't change much from their previous releases in terms of production value or style, though the catchiness of the songs seems to have taken a giant step forward (as if that was even thinkable!) Jams like "Aly, Walk With Me," "You Want The Candy" (video here), "Hallucination," and the single "Dead Sound" will make you shake it. They balance the album pretty well, with the darker side resting in tracks like "The Beat Dies" and "Expelled From Love," which give the duo's dark side a chance to... um, not "shine" exactly, but stand out. No matter which you prefer, they do happy and sad pretty well, and the gray area in between (in which they usually play ) is the real treat. To promote the record, they're running a contest where you could win an autographed heart-shaped guitar (awww) - get in on that before February 21st. Watch and listen: Read on for dates... 02-29 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
"Dead Sound" Video
"Dead Sound" MP3
03-01 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
03-02 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
03-04 LA, CA @ El Rey Theatre
03-05 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03-07 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
03-08 Vancouver, BC, CAN @ The Plaza Niteclub
03-09 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
03-12 - 03-16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03-17 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03-18 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
03-19 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
03-21 Toroto, ON, CAN @ Opera House
03-22 Montreal, QC, CAN @ Les Saint
03-23 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
03-24 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
03-27 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
03-28 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
03-29 Washington, DC @ Black Cat 
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