The Raveonettes are Danish duo that specialize in indie-rock music. Sune Rose Wagner plays guitar, provides instrumentals, and vocals, while Sharin Foo plays bass, guitar and provides vocals. The unique band's vocals harmonize similarly to one of their main influences, The Everly Brothers. Murder, drugs, violence, sex, love, and lust haunt their lyrics. Sine and Sharin met in Copenhagen in 2001. They started recording immediately through Once Was & Sauna Recording Studio, which was formerly owned by Sony. After recording their first album, Whip It On, The Raveonettes booked their first gig at the SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, the second largest Danish city. It was at this festival that the band was officially discovered by Rolling Stone editor David Fricke - his rave reviews led to a mass amount of offers from major record labels for the band. They were eventually signed to Columbia Records for two million dollars in 2002.
In pop culture, and media/film, their songs have been used on multiple occasions. In 2004, their song "That Great Love Sound" was used for the FIFA soundtrack. "Dead Sound" and " Oh, Stranger" have both been used in the popular movies, Whip It! and Batman: Arkham City.
The Raveonettes have been awarded Artist of the Week this week due to their hard work, depsite their natural talent. This band has made it big in the world of Indie Rock despite being a Danish group.
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