The Raveonettes signs historical deal!
Yes, it is true – and it is more than that: It a dream come true for The Raveonettes!
Since
the Danish release of their debut EP “Whip It On” on May 27th things
has moved very fast for the band. Already before the release the band
caught the attention of editor David Fricke from Rolling Stone
Magazine, who praised the band as “The best new garage band” on
rollingstone.com after seeing a live show in Aarhus, Denmark. July 25th
they played at the legendary rock club CBGB’s in New York and by then
the interest from international labels had already exploded. Last week
they went to play in London and now it’s a fact: The Raveonettes has
signed a world wide deal with Columbia (Sony) in America.
The figures are top secret but are reported to be “not
too shabby”! Actually to our knowledge a deal of this dimension has
never been done between an Amercian label and a Danish band. And the
best thing is: The Raveonettes are still full of crunch, since all
releases in DK will be handled by your favorite label Crunchy Frog.
Sune Wagner used to be the main man of grungy trio
Psyched Up Janis, but a few years ago he decided to split up and head
for a less commercial and much more grindy “cut to the bone” sound. And
now The Raveonettes has acchived more in 6 months, than Sune’s former
band Psyched Up Janis acchieved in 6 years.
“Whip it on” will be released by Columbia this Fall, but
unfortunately the supposed follow up EP, the socalled “Chaingang of
Love” white Bb Major EP, is not due to release – in stead a full length
album will be released next year.
