She Wants Revenge
is an American music 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", The video for which features 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.
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History
The band toured extensively through 2006 with
synthpop band
Depeche Mode [1] and
Placebo [2].
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.
[3]
The group is back in the studio working on some new material.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
A recent (January 2009) bulletin on MySpace announced that the group has been in the studio working on their new album, which they feel is their "most amazing material" yet.
Genre
Due to a broad array of musical influences, and a reluctance to stick to a single genre of music,
[6] She Wants Revenge's genre is often disputed.
They 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
[7] often referring to She Wants Revenge as "
Dance Music".
[8] [9]
Musically, their influences range from the dance of 1980s acts like
New Order,
Depeche Mode and
Prince and 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 [10] who helped create the aesthetics of the original
gothic rock genre.
[11]
Band members
Lead members
- Justin Warfield – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Adam Bravin (aka Adam 12
) – bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, drum machine, percussion, programming, vocals
Accompaniment
- Thomas Froggatt – guitar
- Scott Ellis – drums, percussion [12]
Discography
Albums
- She Wants Revenge
(2006) Perfect Kiss
- This Is Forever
(2007) Perfect Kiss
EPs
- These Things
(2005) Perfect Kiss
- Tear You Apart
(2006) Perfect Kiss
-
True Romance
(2007) Perfect Kiss/Geffen/UniversalMusic
- Save Your Soul
(2008)
-
Up and Down
(2009)
Singles
| Year
| Song
| US Hot 100
| U.S. Modern Rock
| Album
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| 2005
| "Sister"
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| -
| She Wants Revenge
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| "Tear You Apart"
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| 5
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| 2006
| "These Things"
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| 22
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| "Out of Control"
| -
| -
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| "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
| -
| -
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| 2007
| "True Romance"
| -
| -
| This Is Forever
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| 2007
| "Written in Blood"
| -
| -
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Compilations
- The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack
– (October 2006; contributed "Kidnap the Sandy Claws")
- Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
– (April 3, 2007; contributed "Time")
References
- She Wants Revenge & Depeche Mode Tour Dates
- Placebo to play US shows with She Wants Revenge
- Suicide Girls Interview
- Adam 12's blog
- Save Your Soul iTunes Download Link
- She Wants Revenge (genre: Other) and Influences
- Interview with Justin Warfield
- [1]
- [1]
- Justin Warfield's MySpace: Influences
- Goth rock
- Scott Ellis