The Rakes
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
2002
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Artist Biography
The Rakes are a four piece indie rock band hailing from London. Releasing their debut album Capture/Release in 2005, The Rakes were the talk of the Reading and Leeds Festival after joining forces with Indie elites such as Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park and the Towers of London in the NME Tent.They recently released their second album Ten New Messages consisting of the singles We Danced Together and The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect.
Their style can be described as "lo-fi" indie and is vaguely reminiscent of early Joy Division with some catchy guitar riffs and intelligent and humourous lyrics.
Artist Discography
Albums
Capture/Release (2005-08-15)
Ten New Messages (2007-03-19)
EPs
Remix EP (2006-10-09)
Retreat (2005-10-11)
Singles
22 Grand Job (2004-05-03)
All Too Human (2006-02-27)
Retreat (2005-04-18)
Strasbourg (2004-09-27)
The World Was a Mess but His Hair Was Perfect (2007-07-16)
We Danced Together (2007-03-12)
Work, Work, Work (2005-08-01)
