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 [...]
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Oopsy, I’m just just a teeny bit late with our run-down of March’s new releases, aren’t I? Nevermind, these albums are still worth mentioning even if it should’ve been, ahem, almost 2 weeks ago. So let’s start with the new 1990′s release, Kicks. I’m afraid I’m not hearing any big anthem-y numbers like “You Made [...]
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Back in 2004, I downloaded a song called “22 Grand Job” by a band whose name I’d read somewhere or other. It immediately became my most often played mp3 and I spent a lot of time hunting down more information about these Rakes guys. It’s pretty well known around these parts that The Rakes are [...]
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The Rakes’ second album, Ten New Messages is out today and already available at emusic (as is the first single from the album, “We Danced Together”). My copy is already downloaded, burned, imported to my pod, and playing on my stereo right now. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a massive Rakes fan [...]
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15. Beck, Guero 14. Maximo Park, A Certain Trigger 13. Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better 12. Ryan Adams, 29 11. Black Wire, Black Wire 10. Brakes, Give Blood 9. The Magic Numbers, The Magic Numbers 8. Bright Eyes, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning [...]
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