http://slashtheseats.com/term/news/2709 en http://slashtheseats.com/node/17940 <div class="fb-social-like-widget"><fb:like href="http://slashtheseats.com/node/17940" send="false" layout="button_count" show_faces="false" width="350" action="like" font="verdana" colorscheme="light"></fb:like></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-newsfeed-story-abstract"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <!--paging_filter--><p ><img height="230" width="450" border="0" alt="The Rakes" src="http://blogger.xs4all.nl//images/blogger_xs4all_nl/werksman/35078/o_the_rakes.jpg" /></p> <p><strong>The Rakes</strong> are a band that can on your nerves, but in a good way. Their third album <em>Klang</em> never lets go - a rollercoaster ride set to music - sounding like Television having relocated to London and developing a sense of humor, writing about <em>The Loneliness Of The Outdoor Smoker</em>.</p> <p>Most songs, <em>Mullers Rachet</em> in particular, have the signature hard-hitting British post-punk beat. Stand-out tracks <em>The Woes Of The Working Woman</em> and <em>That&#8217;s The Reason</em> might well have had The Cure and Joy Division as the proud though slightly bewildered musical&nbsp;parents.</p> </div> </div> </div> <!--paging_filter--><p ><img height="230" width="450" border="0" alt="The Rakes" src="http://blogger.xs4all.nl//images/blogger_xs4all_nl/werksman/35078/o_the_rakes.jpg" /></p><p><a href="http://slashtheseats.com/node/17940" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://slashtheseats.com/node/17940#comments Alan Donohoe Jamie Hornsmith klang Matthew Swinnerton the rakes Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 Here Comes The Flood 17940 at http://slashtheseats.com