Capture/Release

This article is about the Rakes album. For the Khanate album, see Capture & Release.

Capture/Release is the debut album by the Rakes, released on 15 August 2005. The album peaked at number 32 on the UK. NME named it the 13th best album of 2005 and it received a generally positive critical response. It was released in the US on 18 April 2006 with the additional track "All Too Human".

Capture/Release
Studio album by the Rakes
Released	15 August 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	41:23
Label	V2 Records
Producer	Paul Epworth, the Rakes
The Rakes chronology
Capture/Release (2005) Ten New Messages (2007)
Singles from Capture/Release
"22 Grand Job" Released: 3 May 2004 "Strasbourg" Released: 27 September 2004 "Retreat" Released: 18 April 2005 "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)" Released: 1 August 2005 "22 Grand Job" Released: 31 October 2005 (reissue) "All Too Human" Released: 27 February 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
NME	9/10[8]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Village Voice	A−[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Alan Donohoe, Jamie Hornsmith, Lasse Petersen and Matthew Swinnerton.

1. "Strasbourg" – 2:30
2. "Retreat" – 2:58
3. "22 Grand Job" – 1:46
4. "Open Book" – 2:17
5. "The Guilt" – 3:47
6. "Binary Love" – 3:45
7. "We Are All Animals" – 4:08
8. "Violent" – 2:34
9. "T Bone" – 3:36
10. "Terror!" – 2:54
11. "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)" – 4:07
12. "All Too Human" (US release) – 3:30

Japanese bonus tracks

13. "Wish You Were Here" – 2:13
14. "Automaton" – 2:00

Personnel

• Alan Donohoe – vocals
• Jamie Hornsmith – bass guitar
• Lasse Petersen – drums
• Matthew Swinnerton – lead guitar

References

1. "Capture / Release by The Rakes Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
2. Phares, Heather. "Capture/Release – The Rakes". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
3. Modell, Josh (3 May 2006). "The Rakes: Capture/Release". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
4. "The Rakes: Capture/Release". Blender. Vol. 5, no. 4. May 2006. p. 109.
5. Endelman, Michael (24 April 2006). "Capture/Release". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
6. Sullivan, Caroline (12 August 2005). "The Rakes, Capture/Release". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
7. McNamee, Paul (12 August 2005). "The Rakes: Capture/Release (V2)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
8. Beaumont, Mark (10 August 2005). "The Rakes: Capture/Release". NME. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
9. Howe, Brian (8 September 2005). "The Rakes: Capture/Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
10. Sheffield, Rob (15 December 2005). "The Rakes: Capture/Release". Rolling Stone. No. 989. p. 154.
11. Christgau, Robert (2 May 2006). "Consumer Guide: Dear Mr. President". The Village Voice. Retrieved 15 April 2019.