The Raveonettes – I Wanna Be Adored
By Caleb Rudd • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Downloads
To celebrate 50 years of the footwear of choice for pretty much every rock music subculture — Dr. Marten’s boots (aka Docs) — the company has asked 10 artists to cover a cult classic representing the spirit of the people who have worn Docs. Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club have done an admirable acoustic version of The Pogues’ “Dirty Old Town” but the one that really caught our ear was Danish garage rock/pop duo The Raveonette’s take on The Stone Roses’ “I Wanna Be Adored”. Wisely not messing with the basic formula (the deep, lush bass line you’d marry if you could, that shimmering guitar riff and abrupt middle eight) too much but adding enough of their own flavour with some shoegaze guitar effects and synthesiser/organ coupled with Karin Foo’s anodyne vocals, The Raveonette’s wisely know when to supply adoration and when to employ differentiation.
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