The Rakes
English post-punk band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Rake (band).
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]
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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 |
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The band disbanded in October 2009, after six years.