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Biography

London, United Kingdom (2005 – 2009)

The Rakes were a four piece indie rock band hailing 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 Indie elites such as Bloc Party and Maxïmo Park in the NME Tent.
They recently released their third album Klang which included the singles 1989 and That’s The Reason.

They announced their split in October 2009.

Top Tracks

1	22 Grand Job	321
2	Strasbourg	248
3	We Danced Together	216
4	Retreat	215
5	Binary Love	165
6	Open Book	161
7	The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect	154
8	1989	140
9	Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)	128
10	Suspicious Eyes	99
11	We Are All Animals	97
12	Little Superstitions	95
13	Terror!	85
14	T Bone	81
15	Trouble	79