Raveonettes debut first single from upcoming album

The Raveonettes' 4th album, In and Out of Control, is due out October 6th (Vice Records). On Tuesday they unveiled the first single off the LP, "Suicide." It has everything you love about the Raveonettes, from their shoegazey lo-fi sound, to their poppy retro beats. Check it out!

Suicide [mp3]

Raveonettes on tour!

For those of you who didn't get to catch their awesome free set at Siren Fest, good news! The Raveonettes are going on tour:

Aug 9 – Lollapoloza, Chicago, IL
Oct 3 – ACL, Austin, TX
Oct 14 – Webster Hall, NY *
Oct 15 – Ottobar, Baltimore, MD *
Oct 16 – 9:30 Club, Washington DC *
Oct 17 – TLA, Philadelphia, PA *
Oct 18 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY *
Oct 20 – Paradise, Boston, MA *
Oct 21 – Club Soda, Montreal, QC *
Oct 22 – Phoenix, Toronto, ONT *
Oct 23 – Magic Stick, Detroit, MI *
Oct 26 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN *
Nov 5 – Venue, Vancouver, BC
Nov 6 – Neumo’s, Seattle, WA
Nov 7 – Doug Fir, Portland, OR
Nov 9 – Bimbo’s, San Francisco, CA
Nov 10 – Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
Nov 12 – Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
Nov 13 – Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 14 – Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
Nov 15 – Beauty Bar, Las Vegas, NV
* w/The Black Angels

Dead Sound [mp3] - (iTunes)

Workout Music for you New Year's Resolutions

Yes, the comic was the first thing that popped up when I googled "workout." I recently joined the gym, and I know that with New Year's coming and resolutions in the air, many of you may not be far behind me. Music really helps keep me going through my workout, so I thought I would post this workout mix.

Freak Of Nature [mp3] - Anastacia - "Freak of Nature" (iTunes) - Start out with this slower, sexy song to get yourself warmed up. It's a good tempo for doing crunches or starting off slow.

Ghosts [mp3] - Ladytron - "Ghosts (Single)" (iTunes)

12345678 [mp3] - The Hard Lessons - "B&G Sides Vol. 3" (iTunes) - A song that makes you want to yell along with it (and which you can, instead, use to channel that energy into your workout).

Love Shack [mp3] - The B-52s - "Cosmic Thing" (iTunes) - A classic to energize you as you speed up your work out and get your heart pumping.

Jique [mp3] - Brazilian Girls - "Talk To La Bomb" (iTunes) - A sexy song to remind you of your sexy results as you continue to increase your work out intensity.

Worked Up So Sexual [mp3] - The Faint - "Blank Wave Arcade" (iTunes) - You are now reaching the peak of your work out, so the next few songs are super fast-paced and full of energy.

Dancing With Myself [mp3] - Billy Idol - "Billy Idol's Greatest Hits" (iTunes) - This is one of the best work out songs ever (and best dance songs ever).

Deceptacon [mp3] - Le Tigre - "Le Tigre" (iTunes) Just doing the dance in this music video is a really great workout (albeit a short one).

10 Dollar [mp3] - MIA - "Arular" (iTunes) - Basically any MIA song just about would work here, but we're going to start slowing it down a tiny bit as you prepare for cool down, while still keeping it fun and upbeat.

That Great Love Sound [mp3] - The Raveonettes - "Chain Gang Of Love" (iTunes)

Ghost Under Rocks [mp3] - Ra Ra Riot - "The Rhumb Line" (iTunes) - This one slows it down a little more and has some drama to push you through to the end of your work out as you start to get tired.

I Am In Love With You [mp3] - Imogen Heap - "Speak For Yourself" (iTunes) - Slower still, but with some attitude and a dash of sultriness.

Spoon [mp3] - Spoon - "Gimme Fiction" (iTunes) - And a slower but bouncy fun finale to a work out well done.

Some Holiday Music from Em

So Lise has been posting tons of holiday music and I thought I would get in the action and post a few myself.

Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming [mp3] - Feist (iTunes)

(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays [mp3] - Perry Como (iTunes)

The Christmas Song [mp3] - The Raveonettes (iTunes)

Little Saint Nick [mp3] - The Beach Boys (iTunes)

X-mas Song [mp3] - Fireflies (iTunes)

And something a little more... experimental...
Christmas Reindeer - The Knife (get for free from Rabid Records)


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Dance Party - 12.7.07

Happy Friday everyone.

Goblin City [mp3] - Panthers - "The Trick" (iTunes)

Love in a Trashcan [mp3] - The Raveonettes - "Pretty in Black" (iTunes)

Every Time We Touch [mp3] - Cascada - "Every Time We Touch" (iTunes)

Dance Party - 7.27.07

It's Friday! Hooray! (no, actually that means nothing to me because I work tomorrow and the next few days are going to be ca-RA-zy). But I feel like starting different traditions, as this blog is now a few weeks old. So on Fridays, from now on, I will usually (unless I went to a concert or something) post dance music to encourage you to dance your weekend away.

You might recognize this song from the movie "Wayne's World" (shout out to my twin Lisa/Garth!). That's how I recognized it. It's The Ballroom Blitz (mp3) by Sweet. I don't know what album it is originally from, but I have it on the "Best of Sweet" album (iTunes). A silly song, it's fun to sing along too, as well.

Another kind of silly but good dance song with a bit of a rock spice to it is Tick (mp3) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, from the album "Fever to Tell" (iTunes).

Less silly but still keeping with the rock style is That Great Love Sound (mp3) by The Raveonettes, from the album "Chain Gang of Love" (iTunes). Although I can't decide if this song is really that good of a dance song if you don't know it and can't sing/groove along. It's got a fast beat, but it's maybe a little too consistent of a beat to really experiment with your dance moves... I dunno. I like dancing to it at least, so I guess I will post it anyway.

Happy Friday! Hope everyone's weekend starts off fabulously. Tata dahlings.