Whip It On

Whip It On
EP by
The Raveonettes
Released6 August 2002
StudiosOnce Was & Sauna Recording Studio
GenresNoise pop, garage rock
Length21:10
LabelSony
The Raveonettes chronology
Whip It On
(2002)		 Chain Gang of Love
(2003)
Singles from Whip It On
  1. "Attack of the Ghost Riders"
    Released: 9 December 2002
  2. "Beat City"
    Released: 18 March 2003

Whip It On is the debut mini-album of Danish indie rock group The Raveonettes, which was released on 6 August 2002. Every song is in the key of B-flat minor in contrast to the follow-up album Chain Gang of Love, which is almost entirely in the key of B-flat major. Each song also features only three chords.

The artwork for the album is a photograph taken by Søren Solkær Starbird.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarHalf star
NMEStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork Media(5.8/10)

The album received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sune Rose Wagner.

No.TitleLength
1."Attack of the Ghost Riders"2:30
2."Veronica Fever"2:37
3."Do You Believe Her"2:07
4."Chains"2:34
5."Cops on Our Tail"2:58
6."My Tornado"2:05
7."Bowels of the Beast"3:14
8."Beat City"3:08
Total length:21:10

References

  1. ↑ "The Raveonettes - Attack of the Ghost Riders - Single". Discogs. 9 December 2002. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  2. ↑ "The Raveonettes - Beat City - Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  3. ↑ [link removed]
  4. ↑ "Whip It On - The Raveonettes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Latest Reviews: The Raveonettes: Whip It On". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  6. ↑ "The Raveonttes: Whip It On, Album Reviews, Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  7. ↑ "Whip It On Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2011-12-12.