Pe'ahi (album)

Pe'ahi
Studio album by The Raveonettes
Released July 22, 2014
Recorded 2013 - 2014
Genre Shoegaze, noise pop, post-punk revival
Length 36:14
Label The Beat Dies
Producer The Raveonettes, Justin Meldal-Johnsen
The Raveonettes chronology

Observator
(2012)		 Pe'ahi
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 73/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
MusicOMH [3]

Pe'ahi is the seventh album by Danish indie rock duo The Raveonettes, and was released July 22, 2014.[4] Due to the purposeful lack of promotion or formal announcement of a release date, the album was dubbed a "surprise" release by the band.[5] Pe'ahi received favorable reviews from music critics.[1] The album debuted at number four in their native Denmark, and charted at number 161 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Background

After Sune Rose Wagner's father died suddenly in 2013, the band immersed themselves in Southern Californian surf culture. The album was created in early 2014, in 4 months working 12 hour days and is the first Raveonette's album to include musical elements such as harp, choirs, and staccato. Lyrically the album deals with tense subject matter such as Sune's near drowning in 2008 ("Endless Sleeper"), his difficult relationship with his father ("Kill!"), his father's death ("Summer Ends"), and infidelity ("Wake Me Up" and "A Hell Below").[6]

The title of the album refers to a popular surfing spot in Maui.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sune Rose Wagner. 

No. Title Length
1. "Endless Sleeper"   2:55
2. "Sisters"   3:46
3. "Killer in the Streets"   4:00
4. "Wake Me Up"   2:41
5. "Z-Boys"   4:42
6. "A Hell Below"   3:27
7. "The Rains of May"   3:48
8. "Kill!"   3:32
9. "When Night Is Almost Done"   3:23
10. "Summer Ends"   4:07

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 169
scope="row" Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 4
scope="row" US Billboard 200[9] 161
scope="row" US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 36

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Worldwide July 22, 2014 CD, digital download, LP record, Deluxe LP The Beat Dies

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Album Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  3. ↑ Lee, Tim (2014-07-23). "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  4. ↑ Evan Minsker. "The Raveonettes Release New Album Pe'ahi, Share Endless Sleeper and Sisters". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chris Coplan. "The Raveonettes release surprise album Pe'ahi". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Guest Column: The Raveonettes guide to new album Pe'ahi". Q Magazine. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  7. ↑ "The Raveonettes – Pe'ahi" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Raveonettes – Pe'ahi". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Raveonettes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for The Raveonettes. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Raveonettes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for The Raveonettes. Retrieved July 31, 2014.