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Observator
Rock · 2012 · 9 tracks · 31m

Observator

The Raveonettes

A cleaner, piano-inflected take on the band's noir-pop sound. Shimmering harmonies and reverb-soaked melodies capture the lonely beauty of a city at night.

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It's like a 60s pop record played through a thick fog in a deserted downtown alley.

A sophisticated, nocturnal melancholy that feels like watching the city from a distance.

Observator · vs · The Raveonettes
Self Examination+2.1σ

The writing leans far further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 31m
01
Young and Cold
3:22
02
Observations
4:30
03
Curse the Night
3:21
04
The Enemy
3:41
05
Sinking With the Sun
3:32
06
She Owns the Streets
3:02
07
Downtown
2:49
08
You Hit Me (I’m Down)
3:45
09
Till the End
3:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unexpected prominence of the piano on 'Observations' shifting the band's typical guitar-heavy focus.
The driving, propulsive beat of 'She Owns the Streets' cutting through the album's general haze.
The way the vocal harmonies on 'Curse the Night' feel like they are floating just above a sea of reverb.
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