Pretty in Black

Rock · 2005 · 12 tracks

Pretty in Black

The Raveonettes

A cinematic blend of 1960s girl-group pop and moody noir rock. Reverb-soaked harmonies and surf guitars create a world of midnight longing and urban mystery.

It's like a 1960s girl group record found in a haunted basement in 2005.

A sophisticated, reverb-drenched nostalgia that feels like a midnight drive through a neon-lit city.

Pretty in Black · vs · The Raveonettes

Love Romantic+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

The Heavens

3:55

02

Seductress of Bums

3:50

04

Sleepwalking

3:29

05

Uncertain Times

3:58

06

My Boyfriend’s Back

2:39

07

Here Comes Mary

3:02

08

Red Tan

3:48

09

Twilight

3:35

10

Somewhere in Texas

4:28

11

You Say You Lie

2:55

12

Ode to L.A.

3:18

13

If I Was Young

2:46

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the male-female harmonies lock into a ghostly unison on Sleepwalking.

The surf-rock guitar twang that cuts through the hazy production on Red Tan.

The surprisingly faithful yet moody reimagining of the classic My Boyfriend’s Back.

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