Tipped off by The Music Slut this morning, I’ve just read about The Rakes’ split. This is a seriously sad day for me – I’ve been a little bit nutty about The Rakes since the first time I heard their “22 Grand Job” demo. They are (were, I guess) one of my very favorite bands to see live – the Tamboosh can confirm that they brought out a special kind of geekiness in me the minute they came on stage. And Capture / Release, perhaps one of the most relatable albums of all time (for a lot of those in my generation, anyway), is – without a doubt – up there with the very best the 00s has had to offer.
Bummer.
(Read more about their split on their official site.)
The Rakes – Retreat
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Shit, they were so good back in the day. That whole era of Bloc Party / Rakes etc etc was so exciting. I guess, if we’re going to be honest, the next two albums weren’t great from the rakes…. but songs like “retreat” are too good to pass over.
You’re right, that whole musical clump was pretty exciting – Bloc Party! The Rakes! Maximo Park! The Futureheads! No, you’re right – none of them have really lived up to all those fantastic first albums (in my opinion, anyway) – but what a collection of first albums they are. And The Rakes were always fun even when they weren’t as great as they were on Capture / Release.