Check Out: The Raveonettes’ new gem “The Chosen One”

By Allison Franks on November 6th, 2009

Just one month after the release of this year’s In and Out of Control, the Danish duo The Raveonettes have finally decided to officially release the non-album track “The Chosen One” to the public. Originally, the song was made available via a bonus disc shipped along with In and Out of Control for those few lucky shoppers who purchased the album at RecordStoreDay.com during the week of its release; which also included another yet to be released original track entitled “Planes Do Crash”.

Collecting an interesting mash-up of influences including a throw back to the ever so popular 50’s guitar twang and scratchy reverb alongside Sune Rose Wagner’s reverberating vocals, “The Chosen One” is a blissful and melodic ballad through and through. As the song unfolds, Wagner continuously refers to the famous Bonnie & Clyde cooing, “Catch me if you can now, baby. Catch me, catch me, do it, baby. Do it, do it” jolting the already prominent nostalgic feel of the song up a notch.

Can’t wait to hear it? Then, look below for a stream of the new song or hop on over to RecordStoreDay.com and snag a free download of “The Chosen One”; available for a limited time only. And if you can spare an evening or two make sure to browse through the remaining dates from The Raveonettes’ current U.S. tour featured below!

The Raveonettes 2009 US Tour Dates:
11/07 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
11/09 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s
11/10 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
11/12 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
11/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
11/14 - Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
11/15 - Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
11/29 - Oslo, NO @ Oslo John Dee
11/30 - Stockholm, SE @ Strand
12/01 - Aarhuk, DK @ Vox Hall
12/02 - Odesne, DK @ Rytmeposten
12/03 - Aalborg, DK @ Studenterhuset
12/05 - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
12/06 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust
12/07 - Berlin, DE @ Lido
12/10 - Leuven, BE @ Depot
12/11 - Saarbrucken, DE @ TBD
12/12 - Paris, FR @ Flech D’Or
12/14 - Manchester, UK @ Ruby Lounge
12/15 - Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor
12/16 - Newcastle, UK @ Academy 2
12/17 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
12/18 - London, UK @ Islington Academy