The Rakes

The Rakes were an English indie rock band from London. They split up in October 2009. The Rakes formed in 2004. Since coming to fame in 2005, they were associated with the British post-punk/art rock scene, a genre shared by bands such as Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park, and The Futureheads. However, it could be argued that the Rakes originated from the east London/Whitechapel punk scene – along with The Others and The Libertines. The Rakes wrote songs ab... more

The Rakes were an English indie rock band from London. They split up in October 2009. The Rakes formed in 2004. Since coming to fame in 2005, they were associated with the British post-punk/art rock scene, a genre shared by bands such as Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park, and The Futureheads. However, it could be argued that the Rakes originated from the east London/Whitechapel punk scene – along with The Others and The Libertines. The Rakes wrote songs about working life, mundane routines and escapism. Their debut album, Capture/Release, spawned the 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. The final single release from Capture/Release, "All Too Human", was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and reached their best chart position (#22) to date. The Rakes' second album, Ten New Messages was released by V2 Records on 19 March... less