There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) a British alt-rock band from London that split in 2009;
2) a Dutch band from Veendam;
3) an American band from Minneapolis that split in 2005;
4) a British folk band that joined with singer Bob Davenport to record as Bob Davenport & The Rakes.
1) The Rakes was a British alternative rock band from London. Releasing their debut album Capture/Release in 2005, The Rakes were the talk of
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There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) a British alt-rock band from London that split in 2009;
2) a Dutch band from Veendam;
3) an American band from Minneapolis that split in 2005;
4) a British folk band that joined with singer Bob Davenport to record as Bob Davenport & The Rakes.
1) The Rakes was a British alternative rock band from London. Releasing their debut album Capture/Release in 2005, The Rakes were the talk of the Reading and Leeds Festival after joining forces with alternative elites such as Bloc Party and Maxïmo Park in the NME Tent.
They released their third and final album Klang in 2009 which included the singles 1989 and That's the Reason.
In 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".
Their style can be described as "lo-fi" alternative and is vaguely reminiscent of early Joy Division with some catchy guitar riffs and intelligent and humorous lyrics.
Singer Alan Donahoe has a project called Champagne Campaign and drummer Lasse Peterson went on to join Wolf Gang.
2) The Rakes is a Dutch band from Veendam. The band released "Geniet toch van het leven" in 1979. The single "Doe maar gewoon" was released in 2022.
3) The Rakes was an American band from Minneapolis formed in 2000. The band released "Pass the Lies" in 2002. The band split in 2005.
4) The Rakes was a British folk band formed in the 1950s by Michael Plunkett, Paul Gross and Reg Hall. The band joined with singer Bob Davenport to record as Bob Davenport & The Rakes.
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