Raveonettes announce Lust Lust Lust follow-up

After releasing an album and four EPs in 2008, you might think a person (or a pair of them) would take a well-deserved break. Maybe a trip to Hawaii or somewhere in the Caribbean? Throw in some touring, rave reviews and even scoring #21 on Paste's Top 50 Albums of 2008, and you have yourself a pretty decent year.

Apparently, this wasn't enough for Raveonettes frontman Sune Rose Wagner, who in mid-December announced (along with an expanded live line-up) a new album for 2009. Wagner said on the Danish fuzz-rockers' MySpace blog he and the other permanent half of the band, fellow Dane Sharin Foo, are shooting for a September street date for the follow-up to 2008's critically acclaimed Lust Lust Lust.

In the latest blog entry, Wagner expressed the urge to create a "proper studio album with a genius producer," adding that "there's only so much you can do in your living room." (The 40-year-old singer/songwriter's former method of choice involved self-recording as much as he could before entering the studio for the final touches.) Very much a product of an '50s/early '60s rock 'n' roll influence, he hinted toward what he was looking for in the next release:

"Whenever you pull out one of your favorite albums, it'll stand the test of time because of a timeless sound, excellent production and songwriting. Now's the right time for us to step it up."

Dates:

January
15 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
16 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
17 - Washington D.C. @ Black Cat
23 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Bimbo's 365 Club
24 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Henry Fonda Theater

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The Raveonettes on MySpace
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