The Rakes | |
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 The Rakes at the Wireless Festival, 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Post-rock, art rock, art punk, dance-punk, post-punk revival, noise rock |
| Years active | 2003–2009 |
| Labels | Dim Mak Records, V2 Records |
| Members | Alan Donohoe Jamie Horn-Smith Lasse Petersen Matthew Swinnerton |
| Past members | Toby Green |
| Website | Official website |
The Rakes were an English post-punk band formed in London in 2003. Their first album Capture/Release released in 2005, received a nine out of ten review in the NME and was rated 13th best album of the year in the same paper.[1] The band cited in their influences the Specials, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Pulp.[2]
The band disbanded in October 2009, after six years.
- ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 2005". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ the Rakes interview. Soundofviolence. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2012.