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UPTOWN TOP RAKIN' |
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| Location: | London, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jul 12, 2008 (544 days back) |
About Me |
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The Rakes are trying to get through. They’re rushing, bobbing, and weaving. They’re pushing ahead, avoiding the crowds. They’ve got a place to reach, a message to pass on. But there’s stuff in their way. Traffic. Strangers punting street hassle (Give us that pizza! What kind of mobile you got?). The network’s down. A disruption on the line (underground and telephone). The arteries at the heart of the city are clogged. But they’re up for it, no matter how much they’re ground down by the daily grind. They’ve got the drive. The Rakes will get through. Ten New Messages is the brilliant second album from London’s most switched-..ed-up young band. It is, literally, ten new messages contained in ten new songs. Musically for The Rakes it was about broadening their palette – the short-sharp-shock of their first album, Capture/Release, has given way to more developed, melodically strong songs. ‘We’ve not gone avant-garde or experimental or anything,’ the band say. ‘We’ve just got better at our jobs.’ So it’s about communication and travel, about reaching out to people, leaping over barriers, dodging buses on your bike, getting home on the night bus, getting hold of your girlfriend when there’s no sodding signal on your phone or the battery’s done. About how we move through the modern world. It’s real life, as opposed to globalised existential angst and pretension. Half of Ten New Messages was recorded in Lincolnshire with producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Kasabian), half in London with Brendan Lynch (Primal Scream, Paul Weller). It’s testament to the strength of the songwriting and the playing that it sounds like one scorching whole. This is a band who, in the same year, as well as collaborating with Statik, produced a cover of a Serge Gainsbourg standard, demonstrating a broad spectrum of influences that reaches further afield and into territory uncharted by your average trilby sporting/eyes-glazed-over indie band. They’re a band who are economical with their writing: they work on the songs they need, that are good enough to pass muster. Focus on the job at hand. Be right. Be tight. Be concise. The Rakes will get through. Their songs – sharp, meaningful, glorious – will see to that. Sign up to get news on The Rakes as it happens. |
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Music:Member Since: 7/18/2005Band Website: therakes.co.uk Band Members: VOCALS: Alan Donohoe GUITAR & VOCALS: Matthew Swinnerton BASS: Jamie Hornsmith DRUMS: Lasse Petersen GUITAR & KEYBOARDS: Chris Ketley CONTACT THE BAND therakesuk@yahoo.co.uk MANAGEMENT: Phil Morais at CEC phil@cecmanagement.com PRESS: Janine Warren at Coalition Group janine@coalitiongroup.co.uk BOOKING: James Alderman at Freetrade jamesa@freetradeagency.co.uk or +44 (0)20 7739 8872 US BOOKING: Kirk Sommer/Craig Mogll at WMA ksommer@wma.com Influences: David Bowie, The Specials, Gorillaz, Sex Pistols, Blur, The Cure, The Strokes, Phil Lynnot, LCD Soundsystem, U2, Tosca, Dizzee Rascal, Statik, Bauhaus, Squeeze, Serge Gainsbourg, The Smiths, Wire, Television, Iggy Pop & the Stooges, Talking Heads, Sounds Like: Record Label: V2 / UNIVERSAL Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Alternative / Indie) |
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VOTE FOR RAKES NEW VIDEO ON MTV2 NME CHART |
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| The Rakes new single 'World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect' is released July 16th...see and vote for the new video...Click on link to register your vote: http://www.mtv.co.uk/node/3016/ CheersThe... Posted by The Rakes on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:29:00 PST |
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Pre-Order 'We Danced Together' Now! |
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| The Rakes release 'We Danced Together' on the 12th of March. The single is the first to be taken from their upcoming album 'Ten New Messages'.You can pre-order the single now exclusively from recordst... Posted by The Rakes on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:10:00 PST |
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US Tickets Available |
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| All US Tickets are now available.Dates are:07.05.06 New York (USA) - Bowery Ballroom order07.06.06 Boston (USA) - Paradise Rock Club order07.07.06 Wasington DC (USA) - Black Cat order07.08.06 Providen... Posted by The Rakes on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:50:00 PST |
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Email to The Rakes |
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| Fr0m : andy.fenton@xxxxx.com
Sent : 19 February 2006 22:08:19T0 : therakesuk@hotmail.com
Subject : Swearing On Records
Hello Rakes,
Both my son and I are huge fans of the band.
Howev... Posted by The Rakes on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:55:00 PST |
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