She Wants Revenge
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She Wants Revenge is an American
musical duo, based in San Fernando Valley
, California
. The group's debut album She Wants Revenge
was released in early 2006, with three singles to follow ("These Things
," a video featuring Shirley Manson
from Garbage
, "Out of Control," and "Tear You Apart
" for which the video was directed by Joaquin Phoenix
). The band has sold more than 300,000 records in the US. The band's second album, This Is Forever
, was released on October 9, 2007.
The group's third album, entitled Valleyheart
, was released on May 23, 2011.
band Depeche Mode
and Placebo
.
In 2007, the group was featured on the track "Time" with Timbaland
. In a recent interview, Adam Bravin told Suicide Girls that She Wants Revenge has a lot of unreleased potential b-sides, like "Love to Sleep," which they'd like to share. Adam added that the band would like to tour with their heroes The Cure
and Bauhaus
. Recently, they have been released from their contract with the label Geffen/Interscope, according to a MySpace bulletin, alongside acts like Radiohead
and Nine Inch Nails
who have recently declared independence. The group formed their own label, Perfect Kiss, formerly an imprint, in 2008.
Their EP, Save Your Soul
, was released to iTunes
on May 13, 2008. The EP contained four tracks: "Save Your Soul," "A Hundred Kisses," "Sugar," and "Sleep." The group has formed a fan club and participated in the 2008 Nylon summer tour. Their song "Tear You Apart" appeared in the first season of the TV show Fringe
(episode 18, "Midnight") and in the movie Number 23 starring Jim Carrey
.
An EP titled Up and Down
, was released via iTunes on September 22, 2009. At the end of their current tour to promote the release of Up and Down, She Wants Revenge will begin working on their third studio album
, which will revisit the dark roots of their first album.
A new video titled "Take The World" was released February 7, 2011, prior to the release of their first single, "Must Be The One". The video was band member Adam Bravin's directorial debut. Filming for "Must Be The One" began on February 8, and was released in March. Valleyheart
, the band's third studio album, was released on May 23, 2011.
Considered part of the post-punk revival
movement of the 00s, the group have been compared to Joy Division
or Interpol
in the music press because both vocalists (Paul Banks
and Justin Warfield
) have similarities to the baritone vocal range of Ian Curtis
. However, Justin Warfield has stated many times his band is more electronically based often referring to She Wants Revenge as "Dance Music
."
Musically, their influences range from the dance of 1980s acts like New Order
, Depeche Mode
and The Psychedelic Furs to the alternative rock groups of the 1990s, such as Pulp
, My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth
to the darker rock bands of the New Wave
and post-punk
movements such as Bauhaus
, Danse Society
, and The Sisters of Mercy
who helped create the aesthetics of the original gothic rock
genre.
Justin Warfield speaks about the umbrella term darkwave which has been applied to She Wants Revenge's music:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
musical duo, based in San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The group's debut album She Wants Revenge
She Wants Revenge (album)
She Wants Revenge is the debut studio album by She Wants Revenge. Mixed by Michael Patterson, it was released January 31, 2006 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records....
was released in early 2006, with three singles to follow ("These Things
These Things
"These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. On Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, "These Things" followed up the #6 performance of "Tear You Apart" by reaching #22 in July 2006....
," a video featuring Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Shirley Anne Manson is a Scottish recording artist and actress, best known internationally as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh to the United States to record with Garbage but now lives and...
from Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
, "Out of Control," and "Tear You Apart
Tear You Apart
"Tear You Apart" is the second single released by She Wants Revenge. It appears as the eleventh track on their self-titled debut album She Wants Revenge.-Music video:...
" for which the video was directed by Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix , formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is an American film actor. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and his family returned to the continental United States four years later...
). The band has sold more than 300,000 records in the US. The band's second album, This Is Forever
This Is Forever (She Wants Revenge album)
This Is Forever is the second full-length studio album by She Wants Revenge. It was released on October 9, 2007. The cover art replicates that of their debut, She Wants Revenge, but with a black-themed twist: the model is wearing a funeral gown and holds black roses behind her back, seen on the...
, was released on October 9, 2007.
The group's third album, entitled Valleyheart
Valleyheart
ValleyHeart is the third album from She Wants Revenge. It was first released on 24 May 2011 through their own label Five Seven Music in the United States...
, was released on May 23, 2011.
History
The band toured extensively through 2006 with synthpopSynthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
and Placebo
Placebo (band)
Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
.
In 2007, the group was featured on the track "Time" with Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
. In a recent interview, Adam Bravin told Suicide Girls that She Wants Revenge has a lot of unreleased potential b-sides, like "Love to Sleep," which they'd like to share. Adam added that the band would like to tour with their heroes The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
and Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
. Recently, they have been released from their contract with the label Geffen/Interscope, according to a MySpace bulletin, alongside acts like Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
and Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
who have recently declared independence. The group formed their own label, Perfect Kiss, formerly an imprint, in 2008.
Their EP, Save Your Soul
Save Your Soul
-Track listing:#"Sugar" – 4:55#"Save Your Soul" – 3:30#"Sleep" – 4:54#"A Hundred Kisses" – 4:24...
, was released to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on May 13, 2008. The EP contained four tracks: "Save Your Soul," "A Hundred Kisses," "Sugar," and "Sleep." The group has formed a fan club and participated in the 2008 Nylon summer tour. Their song "Tear You Apart" appeared in the first season of the TV show Fringe
Fringe (TV series)
Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...
(episode 18, "Midnight") and in the movie Number 23 starring Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario...
.
An EP titled Up and Down
Up and Down (She Wants Revenge EP)
Up and Down is an EP by She Wants Revenge. The EP was released on September 22, 2009, and features Zina Star, a new artist who will be signed to She Wants Revenge's label.-Track listing:#"Your Love" - 3:35#"All Wound Up " - 3:44...
, was released via iTunes on September 22, 2009. At the end of their current tour to promote the release of Up and Down, She Wants Revenge will begin working on their third studio album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, which will revisit the dark roots of their first album.
A new video titled "Take The World" was released February 7, 2011, prior to the release of their first single, "Must Be The One". The video was band member Adam Bravin's directorial debut. Filming for "Must Be The One" began on February 8, and was released in March. Valleyheart
Valleyheart
ValleyHeart is the third album from She Wants Revenge. It was first released on 24 May 2011 through their own label Five Seven Music in the United States...
, the band's third studio album, was released on May 23, 2011.
Genre
Due to a broad array of musical influences, and a reluctance to stick to a single genre of music, She Wants Revenge's genre is often disputed.Considered part of the post-punk revival
Post-punk revival
The post-punk revival was a development in alternative rock of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in which bands took inspiration from the original sounds and aesthetics of garage rock of the 1960s and post-punk and New Wave of the late 1970s...
movement of the 00s, the group have been compared to Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
or Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
in the music press because both vocalists (Paul Banks
Paul Banks
Paul Julian Banks is an English American musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of the rock band Interpol. He is also a solo artist under the name Julian Plenti. As a singer, Banks' voice lies in the baritone range.-Early life:Banks was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England...
and Justin Warfield
Justin Warfield
Justin Warfield is a musician and hip hop emcee of African American and Jewish Russian-Romanian maternal parentage, who is currently half of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge...
) have similarities to the baritone vocal range of Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer and lyricist, famous for leading the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980...
. However, Justin Warfield has stated many times his band is more electronically based often referring to She Wants Revenge as "Dance Music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
."
Musically, their influences range from the dance of 1980s acts like New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
and The Psychedelic Furs to the alternative rock groups of the 1990s, such as Pulp
Pulp (band)
Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
, My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
to the darker rock bands of the New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
movements such as Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
, Danse Society
Danse Society
The Danse Society are a positive punk group from Barnsley, England, active from 1981 to 1987. They achieved moderate fame during their short career. Their line-up included Steve Rawlings , Paul Nash , Lyndon Scarfe , Tim Wright and Paul Gilmartin...
, and The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
who helped create the aesthetics of the original gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
genre.
Justin Warfield speaks about the umbrella term darkwave which has been applied to She Wants Revenge's music:
Lead members
- Justin WarfieldJustin WarfieldJustin Warfield is a musician and hip hop emcee of African American and Jewish Russian-Romanian maternal parentage, who is currently half of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Adam BravinAdam BravinAdam Michael Bravin is a musician and producer who is currently half of the darkwave duo She Wants Revenge.-Biography:Adam Bravin, also known as DJ Adam 12 , plays bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drum machine, and percussion, in addition to programming and vocals as well as video...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, drum machineDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
, percussion, programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
, vocals
Albums
- She Wants RevengeShe Wants Revenge (album)She Wants Revenge is the debut studio album by She Wants Revenge. Mixed by Michael Patterson, it was released January 31, 2006 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records....
(2006) Perfect Kiss - This Is ForeverThis Is Forever (She Wants Revenge album)This Is Forever is the second full-length studio album by She Wants Revenge. It was released on October 9, 2007. The cover art replicates that of their debut, She Wants Revenge, but with a black-themed twist: the model is wearing a funeral gown and holds black roses behind her back, seen on the...
(2007) Perfect Kiss - ValleyheartValleyheartValleyHeart is the third album from She Wants Revenge. It was first released on 24 May 2011 through their own label Five Seven Music in the United States...
(2011) Five Seven Music
EPs
- These ThingsThese Things"These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. On Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, "These Things" followed up the #6 performance of "Tear You Apart" by reaching #22 in July 2006....
(2005) Perfect Kiss - Tear You ApartTear You Apart"Tear You Apart" is the second single released by She Wants Revenge. It appears as the eleventh track on their self-titled debut album She Wants Revenge.-Music video:...
(2006) Perfect Kiss - True Romance (2007) Perfect Kiss/Geffen/UniversalMusic
- Save Your SoulSave Your Soul-Track listing:#"Sugar" – 4:55#"Save Your Soul" – 3:30#"Sleep" – 4:54#"A Hundred Kisses" – 4:24...
(2008) Perfect Kiss - Up and DownUp and Down (She Wants Revenge EP)Up and Down is an EP by She Wants Revenge. The EP was released on September 22, 2009, and features Zina Star, a new artist who will be signed to She Wants Revenge's label.-Track listing:#"Your Love" - 3:35#"All Wound Up " - 3:44...
(2009)
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2005 | "Sister" | — | — | She Wants Revenge |
| "Tear You Apart Tear You Apart "Tear You Apart" is the second single released by She Wants Revenge. It appears as the eleventh track on their self-titled debut album She Wants Revenge.-Music video:... " |
6 | 158 | ||
| 2006 | "These Things These Things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. On Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, "These Things" followed up the #6 performance of "Tear You Apart" by reaching #22 in July 2006.... " |
22 | — | |
| "Out of Control" | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love" | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "True Romance" | — | — | This Is Forever |
| "Written in Blood" | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Must Be the One" | — | — | Valleyheart |
| "Take the World" | 36 | — | ||
Compilations
- The Nightmare Before Christmas SoundtrackThe Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to...
– (October 2006; contributed "Kidnap the Sandy Claws") - Timbaland Presents: Shock ValueTimbaland Presents Shock ValueShock Value, is the second solo studio album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy,...
– (April 3, 2007; contributed "Time")