Klang - The Rakes Reviews
Description:Artist: The Rakes / Audio CD released 2009-03-23 at V2 Int'l / Disc #1 Tracklisting 1 You're In It 2 That's The Reaso ... more
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3 Loneliness Of The Outdoor Smoker
4 Bitchin' In The Kitchin'
5 Woes Of The Working Woman, The
6 1989
7 Shackleton
8 Light From Your Mac, The
9 Muller's Ratchet
10 Final Hill, The
Newest Review: ... influence from numerous other bands - notably to my ears Blur and numerous new wave/ post-punk acts like Nick Cave and Gang ... more
... of Four whilst also borrowing from contemporaries like The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. They are almost always upbeat, only occasionally turning the tempo down to build it back up again.
The vocals change from typical indie vocals (Futureheads etc) to a more robotic new wave sound which goes well with the more electro influenced tracks.
The Final Hill has quite a strong message and the beat also sounds familiar but some of the longer winded instrumental sections seem to make the song lose its initial intensity.
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Customer Klang - The Rakes Reviews (1)
by - written on 13/07/09 (Very useful, 11 readings)
Rating:
I can't claim to have been a fan of The Rakes for particularly long, however I did have a little listen to their 1st album and was impressed, the 2nd I hear was a bit of a disappointment but I can't confirm that without having had a listen - Klang however seems to be back to form. The Rakes seem to take influence from numerous other bands - notably to my ears Blur and numerous new wave/ post-punk acts like Nick Cave and Gang of Four whilst also borrowing from contemporaries like The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. They are almost always upbeat, only occasionally turning the tempo down to build it back up again. The vocals change from typical indie ... Read the complete review
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