The Rakes is an alternative rock band from London. Releasing their debut album Capture/Release in 2005, The Rakes were the talk of the Reading and Leeds Festival after joining forces with alternative elites such as Bloc Party and Maxïmo Park in the NME Tent.
They released their third and final album Klang in 2009 which included the singles 1989 and That's the Reason.
In October 2009, The Rakes announced that the band was to split with immediate .
