About 5 years ago, The Rakes released the fantastic 22 Grand Job and their debut album Capture/Release was pretty damn amazing. Their sophomore effort, Ten New Messages was a good follow-up, but in my opinion fell short of expectations, not that it wasn’t good, it contains possibly their best song as a burning bright highlight, I’m of course talking about We Danced Together.
This new album, Klang, however is a brilliant example of a band continuing on brilliant form. New single 1989 is amazing, literally, I cannot stop listening to it’s intense brilliance. It’s a single I think will see the Rakes granted increased success in their music-career, long-overdue success in my opinion. Anyway, I can only recomend this album, it is probably my favourite of theirs now, Capture/Release was fantastic but Klang seems like a re-hash of all their lyricism, musical style and ideals from that first album into a seemingly fuller and more demanding-of-your-attention musical journey.
Klang’s out now so go and grab it.
1989
That’s The Reason
& as a bonus, here’s this live gem;
22 Grand Job (Live at Reading Festival feat. Bloc Party, Maximo Park and Towers of London)
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4 responses so far ↓
Hanan // March 28, 2009 at 5:46 AM |
dude I am so excited, I’m seeing them on Thursday!!!
I hope they sell their albums at the show, because I don’t own any of them, seeing as how imports are hard to come by in America.
anyhow, I’ve listened to the new album as well, and agree, it’s stupendous.
nice post!
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Jasper // April 3, 2009 at 4:12 PM |
ow man
I’m searching for bloc party tracks and in 10 minutes, i got also one by arctic monkeys and the rakes!
Nathan // April 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM |
That’s ok, I aim to please here! As long as I’m spreading on the word of outstandingly good music