The Rakes
Origin
United Kingdom
Genre
Indie, Indierock
Performed at Pukkelpop in
Similar artists
Art Brut, The Rifles, The Bees, Blood Red Shoes, The Bravery, The Cooper Temple Clause, The Coral, The Cribs, The Dead 60s, The Departure, Foals, The Futureheads, Maxïmo Park, The Music, The National , The Rapture, The Rascals, The Subways , Tokyo Police Club, Tom Vek, The View, We Are Scientists, White Lies, The Wombats, The Zutons
Biography
The Rakes were 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 third album Klang which included the singles 1989 and That's The Reason. They announced their split in October 2009. 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 humorous lyrics. They were also known for their good fashion sense. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
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