The Rakes Come Stateside
The Rakes are going to be in New York again on March 21st at the Bowery Ballroom. Capture/Release was one of my favorite albums of 2005. The are on V2 (Virgin) in the UK and Dim Mak put out an EP in the fall. Like their most notorious single, they blend modules of speedy bass-lines, catchy riffs, and up-tempo drums, then repeat with a few breakdowns and buildups. Unlike their post-punk mates, Franz Ferdinand or !!!, The Rakes are less funky. Their bass-lines are real simple, alternating two notes usually, and the drums follow suite in a tick-tock fashion, but the songs still have all the proper embellishments of a dance rock track. However, I think there is a direct correlation between the number of notes in the bass-line and the number of moves you can make on the dancefloor. This is glossy punk on the dancefloor, the type of music you pump your fist too, or jump up and down all crazy if the song really has you going.
Here is an unreleased track and their first single:
All Too Human (comes out 2/27)
22 Grand Job (they made this song then made the album)
Tickets for the Rakes on Tuesday March 21st at the Bowery Ballroom go on sale tomorrow at 12pm.
Towers of London, Boy Kill Boy, and Plan B are playing with them.