About The Launderettes
The Launderettes is an all girl garage rock band from Oslo, Norway. The band has been around since 1996, and over the years they have toured both the US and Europe, and released several albums and singles. Since 2007, the band has been signed to Steven Van Zandt's label, Wicked Cool Records.
Their genre was described by AllMusic as "driving, sexy, and high-energy revivalist garage rock".
Shaken And Disturbed was released by Big Dipper in May 2002. The record got some moderately positive reviews, including a dice throw of 4 in Østlendingen. Bad reviews came in Glåmdalen, with a dice throw of 2, citing "an embarrassing lack of good songs". Avisa Nordland gave a dice throw of 3 to Every Heart Is A Time Bomb, as did Moss Avis. Several graded this record as 4 out of 6, including Telemarksavisa who called it "vital" and "cheeky"; Drammens Tidende and Dagsavisen. According to Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad, however, the only drawback was the track order. Asked the reviewer, "Why do The Donnas get so much attention when The Launderettes are so much better?"
