The Rakes

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Formed 2002. Disbanded 22 October 2009.

UK indie rock band

Rakes Peter Pakvis/Redferns

Biography

The Rakes were an English indie rock band from London who had a string of top 40 singles and albums in the mid-2000s. Forming in 2003, they split up in October 2009.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Klang 2009

    Review of Klang

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    The best 29 minutes and 12 seconds of 2009 thus far.

  2. Ten New Messages 2007

    Review of Ten New Messages

    Reviewed by Jerome Blakeney

    ...A spunky second showing with a dark heart for the fashionistas’ fave band.

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