The Rakes

2004年成軍的The Rakes，走著復(fù)古搖滾的路線，同樣帶著當時英國興起的新音樂浪潮，NME在他們發(fā)行了首張專輯后，評論說英國有了一個新的浪子樂隊。所以他們的出道也伴隨著被人們拿來與The Libertines比較。但是他們的首張專輯在05年確實拿下了一個好成績，拿的有實力，專輯也被許多媒體給予高分的評價。
Proof that one fantastic single is all it takes to make a bands name, the Rakes burst onto the London music scene in 2004 with 22 Grand Job, a pithy punk satire of crappy entry-level office jobs. Various stories swirled about how the band — which featured vocalist/guitarist Alan Donohoe, guitarist Matthew Swinnerton, bassist Jamie Hornsmith, and drummer Lasse Petersen — got together, ranging from elaborate tales of meeting on a flight to Amsterdam to the more plausible explanation of being childhood friends. The Rakes played a few local dates before unleashing 22 Grand Job, which was released as a limited-edition 7 by Trash Aesthetics, also the early home to Bloc Party. The single also appeared on the Fierce Panda compilation EP On the Buzzes. The band spent that spring and summer recording and supporting like-minded acts such as Bloc Party, the Others, and Art Brut. In the fall, the Rakes released their second single, Strasbourg, on City Rockers and embarked on their first tour. After signing with V2, the band rang in 2005 by gigging and working on their debut album. The singles Retreat and Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep) anticipated the released of Capture/Release in the U.K. in summer 2005. Dim Mak released Retreat as an EP in the U.S. that fall, coinciding with the Rakes first stateside tour. Capture/Release arrived in the U.S. in spring 2006.