Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Brothers coupled with hard-edged electric guitar overlaid with liberal doses of noise.

Their songs juxtapose the structural and chordal simplicity of 1950s and 1960s rock with intense electric instrumentation, driving beats, and often dark lyrical content (e.g., crime, drugs, murder, suicide, love, lust, and betrayal), similar to another of the band's influences, The Velvet Underground.

The album 'Pretty in Black' broadened their musical palette, featuring guest vocals from Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes as well as guest instrumental spots from Maureen Tucker (of The Velvet Underground) and Martin Rev (of Suicide).

This was their first album in which Sharin Foo did not play bass; instead, The Raveonettes added bass player Anders Christensen, who had toured with seminal jazz drummer Paul Motian, amongst others.

Christensen recorded on the album and toured with the band. At the end of the 2005 tour, guitar player Manoj Ramdas left the band to concentrate on his new band SPEKTR.

The video for the single "Love in a Trashcan", directed by Peder Pedersen, features pink bars and blocks with words like "Vamp" and "Teaser" scrolling by the band members, and is reminiscent of an early-1960s cosmetic ad.

Comments:

Nico Tena

Garage band style folk rock. Love the Kinks style guitar solo!

Chris Alpha

Τhis song makes me wanna get up and dance randomly !  /)./)

Dioscuri

I love these kids. I'm from the age of the beatles' music and I can't believe that I found a contemporary musical group the appeals to me. Congratulations.

Eddie Last

Plain simple garage rock cool with modern lyrics.

Daniel Thaler

You'd be amazed how mush a bands signature sound depends on what brand of guitars they are using, and their knowledge concerning how everything is going to mesh and sound in the finished product.  Yeah, it helps if they can play, obviously.  A lot.  But no matter how good you are you just cannot get a particular sound if you are using the wrong guitar for it.  The two founders of this group are very very knowledgable musicians.  She is playing a lead guitar, and so is he.  They sound totally different.  Different guitars, purposefully performed to get their sound. I randomly searched trash can and got here. Not disappointed.

stine andreasen

I love that it's one of my favorite songs can just hear it over and over again. it's just so good, Sharin Foo you control the game

Gadget Reviews

This song I can just imagine in a Quentin Tarantino film! Has that feel to it! This band ROCKS! =]

comic4relief

Fun, cool..!

Mr Craig Numbnuts

Love this band. Such an amazing sound they have

Hambokuu

My heart beats to the beat of this song. I'm having a heart attack! Love love love it!