The Rakes
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
2002
Group Dissolved:
2009
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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 and Maxïmo Park in the NME Tent.They recently released their second album Ten New Messages included 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 (15 August 2005)
Klang! (23 March 2009)
Ten New Messages (19 March 2007)
EPs
Remix EP (9 October 2006)
Retreat (11 October 2005)
Singles
22 Grand Job (3 May 2004)
All Too Human (27 February 2006)
Retreat (18 April 2005)
Strasbourg (27 September 2004)
The World Was a Mess but His Hair Was Perfect (16 July 2007)
We Danced Together (12 March 2007)
Work, Work, Work (1 August 2005)