From the start, The Raveonettes looked and sounded like sex. Bad boy Swede rocker Sune Rose Wagner (have you seen his teeth?) and blond bombshell Sharin Foo, strumming like mad on fuzzed-out guitars, cribbing riffs and melodies from the best ’60s 45s, flipping The Jesus and Mary Chain on their heads. The formula hasn’t changed much, but since the start of rock ’n’ roll, it’s been an infallible one, and few acts do it quite so well.

Lust Lust Lust comes what feels like ages after 2005’s near spotless Pretty in Black, and while The Magnetic Fields’ recent Distortion might have beat them to the JaMC punch this year, Lust holds up with some of the duo’s finest tunes. “Blush” deserves a lifetime on repeat and a permanent place on courtship mix-tapes, thanks to Wagner’s guitar lead burning piercing holes through the fuzz. “Sad Transmission” approaches the epic scale of Phil Spector’s infamous Wall of Sound, all built on the back of crazed guitars and handclaps. “Hallucinations” sets hearts fluttering just as much as it leaves ears ringing.

Despite the hurricane of noise The Raveonettes pack into Lust Lust Lust, their foot-hold in the pop world remains as strong as ever. How many other bands can create the perfect soundtrack for the first dance at a hipster wedding (check “With My Eyes Closed”), and pack the rest of their record with enough energy to propel the following dance party into the early hours of the morning?