The Raveonettes: Sune Rose Wagner (vocals, guitar); Sharin Foo (vocals, bass).

Additional personnel: Manoj Ramdas (guitar); Jakob Hoyer (drums).

Producers: Richard Gotteher, Sune Rose Wagner.

Recorded at Suna Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark and The Looking Glass Studio, New York, New York.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Personnel: Sune Rose Wagner (vocals, guitar); Sharin Foo (vocals); Manoj Ramdas (guitar); Jakob Hoyer (drums).

Audio Mixer: Alan Moulder.

Photographer: Soren Solkær Starbird.

The Raveonettes barely gave listeners a glimpse of their cinematic brilliance with their Whip It On EP. One listen to their first studio full-length, The Chain Gang of Love, and you'll know it immediately. The crash and charm of this 13-song set exceeds any kind of glorious expectations laid out at the beginning, and the Raveonettes probably want it that way. Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo go for a much bigger sound this time around. The Chain Gang of Love is far more glossy and layered in melodies compared to Whip It On's gray-colored coolness. Having legendary producer Richard Gottehrer (Blondie, Marshall Crenshaw, the Go-Go's) at the helm doesn't hurt either, for he captures the Raveonettes' true pop essence with style. Forget those rules of keeping it to three chords recorded in B-flat minor. The Raveonettes indulge themselves in the finer elements of mid-'80s post-punk/noise pop (think Jesus & Mary Chain) and combine it with sheer pop melodies of the '50 and '60s for a sexy rock & roll picture show. From the fantastic pop jaunt of "The Great Love Sound" to the pulsating rockabilly blend of "Let's Rave On" and "Heartbreak Stroll," The Chain Gang of Love finds the Danish duo embracing influences of the past, but the Raveonettes tweak things ever so slightly to make them their own. The Chain Gang of Love isn't suffocated in garage rock fashion alone, either. Foo and Wagner's low vocals may hint at such a display, but overall their smooth pop presentation won't be pigeonholed. The Raveonettes, more or less, honor great pop moments of yesteryear, in hopes of positioning themselves and the rock scene in general for something grand later on. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Channeling the strangely simpatico combination of Buddy Holly and the Jesus & Mary Chain, the Raveonettes have become masters of their own feedback-soaked pop in the space of one EP and this album, CHAIN GANG OF LOVE. Comprised of core members Sune Rose Wagner (vocals, guitar) and Sharin Foo (vocals, bass), this Danish group revels in quick, catchy ditties that will have you dancing around your living room in three minutes or less.

While their EP focused on dark, minor-key tracks such as "Attack of the Ghost Riders" and "Bowels of the Beast," their first full-length outing revels in melodic rock & roll and the up and downs of love, with songs such as "That Great Love Sound," "Let's Rave On," and "Love Can Destroy Everything." And in working with Blondie producer Richard Gottehrer, Wagner and Foo's sonic template shows evidence of expansion within their Scandinavian minimalist style, a promising sign of even greater sounds to come.