One of the most exciting and significant London bands to emerge in recent years. Their debut highlights the lyrical and musical eloquence of which most other hyped London groups are bereft. "...Four London art-punk kids with the perfect fusion of David Bowie and The Buzzcocks...Why can't all bands be this fun?" - Rolling Stone.

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The Rakes roped in their favorite DJs and artists to remix tracks from Capture/Release. Remixers include Uncle Buck, Loving Hands, Statik, Filthy Dukes Society, and Weird Science. For fans of Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, The Strokes.

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UK IMPORT. Ten New Messages is the 2007 Release of the band's second album which was Produced by Jim Abiss (Arctic Monkey's, Editors, Kasabian) and Brendan Lynch (Primal Scream). Singer Alan Donohoe Remarked that "The Album was Inspired by a Combination of Choral Music, the Television Show "24", Bond Theme Tunes, World War One Poets and the Sugababes". Release Produced by Jim Abiss (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Editors) and Brendan Lynch (Primal Scream).

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One of the few new wave/post-punk-inspired bands that keep their albums as concise as their influences did, the Rakes move even farther away from their gloriously raw early singles on Ten New Messages than they did on their first album, Capture/Release. This cleaned-up, slightly subdued sound puts the focus on the Rakes' melodies and lyrics, and for the most part, the band is up to the challenge: "Little Superstitions"' earnest pop shows a newfound sophistication, while "Trouble" and {&"We   [ read more ]

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The German word for "sound," Klang is a fitting title for the Rakes' third album -- and not just because the band recorded it in Berlin. These songs have a lot more sound to them than the relatively muted Ten New Messages, and the bandmembers turn up the volume on their emotions as well: "You're in It"'s jerky rock kicks off the album with the pungent refrain "Sometimes you can't smell the shit till you're in it," and as singer Alan Donohoe pours out his raging id, singing about sex and drugs   [ read more ]

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