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| associated_acts = [[Wolf Gang]], Champagne Campaign
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'''The Rakes''' were an English [[post-punk]] [[musical ensemble|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.<ref>[http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A4205.htm The rakes Capture Release]. Acclaimedmusic. Retrieved 2 September 2012</ref> The band cited in their influences [[the Specials]], [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] and [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]].<ref>[https://www.soundofviolence.net/articles/interview/123/the_rakes.html the Rakes interview]. Soundofviolence. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2012</ref>
'''The Rakes''' were an English [[post-punk]] [[musical ensemble|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=NME's best albums and tracks of 2005|url=https://www.nme.com/features/2005-2-1045347|website=[[NME]]|date=10 October 2016|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> The band cited in their influences [[the Specials]], [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] and [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]].<ref>[https://www.soundofviolence.net/articles/interview/123/the_rakes.html the Rakes interview]. Soundofviolence. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2012.</ref>


The band disbanded in October 2009, after six years.
The band disbanded in October 2009, after six years.


==History==
==History==
The Rakes formed in 2002.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p526734|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Heather Phares |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Capture/Release]]'', spawned the singles "22 Grand Job", "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)", and "Retreat".<ref name="AMG"/> Several of their singles appeared in the [[Top 40]] of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and ''Capture/Release'' reached No.&nbsp;32 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Everyhit">[http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com - accessed April 2009]</ref> 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 (No. 22).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="Everyhit"/>
The Rakes formed in 2002.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p526734|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Heather Phares |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Capture/Release]]'', spawned the singles "22 Grand Job", "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)", and "Retreat".<ref name="AMG"/> Several of their singles appeared in the [[Top 40]] of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and ''Capture/Release'' reached No.&nbsp;32 in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Everyhit">[http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php Everyhit.com - accessed April 2009]</ref> 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 (No. 22).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="Everyhit"/>

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The Rakes supported [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] on their ''You Could Have It So Much Better...'' 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, a sold-out show at [[O2 Academy Brixton|Brixton Academy]].


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 (band)|Editors]] and [[Kasabian]]) and [[Brendan Lynch (music producer)|Brendan Lynch]] (who has worked with [[Primal Scream]]). It was recorded in [[Mayfair Studios]] in London during the autumn of 2006.
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 (band)|Editors]] and [[Kasabian]]) and [[Brendan Lynch (music producer)|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, ''[[Klang (album)|Klang]]'', was recorded at [[Karl-Marx-Allee]] in [[Berlin]] in a studio that was the former [[East German]] government's centre for radio broadcasts.
The band's third album, ''[[Klang (album)|Klang]]'', was released on 23 March 2009. The album was recorded at [[Karl-Marx-Allee]] in [[Berlin]] in a studio that was the former [[East German]] government's centre for radio broadcasts. On 22 October 2009, mere days before they were to begin their UK tour, 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-rakes-2-1315862|title=The Rakes split up and cancel tour|publisher=NME|date=2 October 2009}}</ref>

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The Rakes supported [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] on their ''You Could Have It So Much Better...'' 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, a sold out show at [[O2 Academy Brixton|Brixton Academy]].

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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-rakes/47980|title=The Rakes split up and cancel tour|publisher=NME|date=2 October 2009}}</ref> In 2015 lead singer Alan Donohoe told ''[[NME]]'' "Being in The Rakes was an insane rollercoaster, but singing the same songs for seven years got boring in the end. And if you're doing something just because you can't imagine an alternative then you're not really living."<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/features/10-years-on-what-are-the-stars-of-2005-indie-doing-now|title=10 Years On: What Are The Stars Of 2005 Indie Doing Now?|date=2 September 2015|access-date=2 September 2015|work=[[NME]]}}</ref>


Drummer Lasse Petersen has since joined [[Wolf Gang]].
Drummer Lasse Petersen joined [[Wolf Gang]], which disbanded in 2015.


Donohoe started a new solo project titled The Champagne Campaign and released the video for single ''Denis and Margaret'' in April 2013 before releasing the single for digital download on 13 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Denis-Margaret-Explicit-Champagne-Campaign/dp/B00CSCJHSE |title=Denis & Margaret [Explicit&#93; by The Champagne Campaign on Amazon Music |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jbPYE_fQGo |title=YouTube |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2020-03-18}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> However, the official website and Twitter account for The Champagne Campaign has since been taken down and the future of the project is uncertain. As of September 2015, Donohoe works for a [[Brighton]]-based company as a [[software developer]].<ref name="nme"/>
Donohoe started a new solo project titled The Champagne Campaign and released the video for single "Denis and Margaret" in April 2013 before releasing the single for digital download on 13 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Denis-Margaret-Explicit-Champagne-Campaign/dp/B00CSCJHSE |title=Denis & Margaret [Explicit&#93; by The Champagne Campaign on Amazon Music |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jbPYE_fQGo |title=YouTube |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2020-03-18}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In September 2015, Donohoe worked for a [[Brighton]]-based company as a [[software developer]]. During this time, Donohoe told ''[[NME]]'': "Being in The Rakes was an insane rollercoaster, but singing the same songs for seven years got boring in the end. And if you're doing something just because you can't imagine an alternative then you're not really living."<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/features/10-years-on-what-are-the-stars-of-2005-indie-doing-now|title=10 Years On: What Are The Stars Of 2005 Indie Doing Now?|date=2 September 2015|access-date=2 September 2015|work=[[NME]]}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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Not to be confused with Rake (band).

The Rakes
The Rakes at the Wireless Festival, 2005
The Rakes at the Wireless Festival, 2005
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresPost-rock, art rock, art punk, dance-punk, post-punk revival, noise rock
Years active2003–2009
LabelsDim Mak Records, V2 Records
MembersAlan Donohoe
Jamie Horn-Smith
Lasse Petersen
Matthew Swinnerton
Past membersToby Green
WebsiteOfficial 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.

History

The Rakes formed in 2002.[3] Their debut album, Capture/Release, spawned the singles "22 Grand Job", "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)", and "Retreat".[3] Several of their singles appeared in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and Capture/Release reached No. 32 in the UK Albums Chart.[4][5] 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 (No. 22).[4][5]

The Rakes supported Franz Ferdinand on their You Could Have It So Much Better... tour during the winter of 2005. They toured the UK throughout January and February 2006, supported by White Rose Movement, Duels, Young Knives, Switches and Klaxons. They also completed their first tour of the UK since the release of Ten New Messages, including their biggest headline concert, a sold-out show at Brixton Academy.

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, Klang, was released on 23 March 2009. The album was recorded at Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin in a studio that was the former East German government's centre for radio broadcasts. On 22 October 2009, mere days before they were to begin their UK tour, 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".[6]

Drummer Lasse Petersen joined Wolf Gang, which disbanded in 2015.

Donohoe started a new solo project titled The Champagne Campaign and released the video for single "Denis and Margaret" in April 2013 before releasing the single for digital download on 13 May.[7][8] In September 2015, Donohoe worked for a Brighton-based company as a software developer. During this time, Donohoe told NME: "Being in The Rakes was an insane rollercoaster, but singing the same songs for seven years got boring in the end. And if you're doing something just because you can't imagine an alternative then you're not really living."[9]

Discography

Main article: The Rakes discography

Albums

EPs

  • Retreat (2005)

References

  1. ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 2005". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ the Rakes interview. Soundofviolence. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Biography by Heather Phares". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 449. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ a b Everyhit.com - accessed April 2009
  6. ^ "The Rakes split up and cancel tour". NME. 2 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Denis & Margaret [Explicit] by The Champagne Campaign on Amazon Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 18 March 2020.[dead YouTube link]
  9. ^ "10 Years On: What Are The Stars Of 2005 Indie Doing Now?". NME. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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