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Biography
Refimprove|date=July 2008Infobox musical artist| name = The Rakes | image = The-Rakes-wireless.jpg| caption = The Rakes at the Wireless Festival , 2005| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| origin = London , England | genre = Indie rock Art rock Post-punk revival | years_active = 2004& ndash;2009 http://www.nme.com/news/the-rakes/47980 The Rakes split up and cancel tour| label = V2 Records|V2 | website = http://www.therakes.co.uk Official website| current_members = Alan Donohoe Jamie Hornsmith Lasse Petersen Matthew Swinnerton | past_members = The Rakes were an England|English indie rock musical ensemble|band from London . They split up in October 2009.
History
The Rakes formed in 2004.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p526734|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Heather Phares |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=4 April 2009 Since coming to fame in 2005, they were associated with the British people|British post-punk / art rock scene, a genre shared by bands such as Bloc Party , Maxïmo Park , and The Futureheads .Citation needed|date=April 2009 However, it could be argued that the Rakes originated from the east London/ Whitechapel punk rock|punk scene – along with The Others (band)|The Others and The Libertines .Citation needed|date=April 2009 The Rakes wrote songs about working life, mundane routines and escapism.Citation needed|date=April 2009 Their debut album , Capture/Release , spawned the single (music)|singles "22 Grand Job", "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)", and "Retreat". Several of their singles have appeared in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and Capture/Release reached #32 in the UK Albums Chart .cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 449 http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com - accessed April 2009 The final single release from Capture/Release , "All Too Human", was released in the United Kingdom|UK on 27 February 2006 and reached their best record chart|chart position (#22) to date.
The Rakes' second album, Ten New Messages was released by V2 Records on 19 March 2007. This album was produced by Jim Abiss (who has also worked with Arctic Monkeys , Editors and Kasabian ) and Brendan Lynch (who has worked with Primal Scream ). It was recorded in Mayfair Studios in London during the autumn of 2006.
The band's third album, called Klang (album)|Klang , was recorded at Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin in a studio that was the former Germany|East German Government 's centre for radio broadcasts.www.therakes.co.uk
The Rakes accompanied Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand on their You Could Have It So Much Better... concert tour|tour during the winter of 2005. They toured the UK throughout January and February 2006 – supported by White Rose Movement (band)|White Rose Movement , Duels (band)|Duels , Young Knives , Switches (band)|Switches and Klaxons . They also completed their first tour of the UK since the release of Ten New Messages , including their biggest headline concert to date, a sold out show at Carling Academy Brixton|Brixton Academy .
The Rakes were quite famous for their fashion sense, and the particularly distinctive dress style: stripey tops or smart polo shirts, black drainpipe jeans and black trainers.Citation needed|date=April 2009 They were associated with the Fred Perry , Dior Homme and Louis Vuitton brands. Fashion designer Hedi Slimane was said to be so impressed by the band's music and dress sense that he based one of his collections around them.Citation needed|date=April 2009 The Rakes also provided the soundtrack to the Dior Homme fashion show, with the song "The World Was A Mess, But His Hair Was Perfect".
On 22 October 2009, The Rakes announced that the band was to split with immediate effect: "The Rakes have always been very adamant and proud of the fact that we give 100% to every gig we’ve ever played. If we can’t give it everything then we won’t do it. That was the rule we set ourselves from day one". http://www.therakes.co.uk/? p=552
Discography
main|The Rakes discography
Albums
Capture/Release (15 August 2005) V2 Records|V2 #32 UK Albums Chart|UK
Ten New Messages (19 March 2007) V2 #38 UK Albums Chart|UK
Klang (album)|Klang (23 March 2009) V2
Eps
Retreat 2007
External links
http://www.therakes.co.uk/ The Rakes official website
http://www.comfortcomes.com The Rakes interview on CC
http://thisisoffset.co.uk/? p=667 First listen to The Rakes - 1989
http://www.mtvasia.com/Feature/Entertainment/20051115000392/index.html Alan Donohoe interview
http://fuel.tv/? p=ND& id=142 The Rakes Fuel TV interview
References
reflistThe Rakes DEFAULTSORT:Rakes, The Category:English indie rock groups Category:Musical groups from London Category:Musical groups established in 2004 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2009
