Track Listing

1. Strasbourg
2. Retreat
3. 22 Grand Job
4. Open Book
5. Guilt
6. Binary Love
7. We Are All Animals
8. Violent
9. T Bone
10. Terror
11. Work Work Work (Pub Club Sleep)
12. All Too Human

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9985 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Enhanced, Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
In case the listening public hadn't gotten their fill of U.K. bands from the 2000s (Bloc Party, the Futureheads, and Franz Ferdinand, among them) who built their sound on early-1980s post-punk and new wave, along came the Rakes in 2005 with CAPTURE/RELEASE. But while the ghosts of classic Clash andGang of Four songs can be heard floating through the British quartet's debut, the Rakes aren't merely copy-cat Johnny Come Latelys. Instead the band's take on arty, punky, melody-heavy rock is fresh and invigorating. From the opening high-octane blast of "Strasbourg" through the bouncing rhythms and swirling riffs of "22 Grand Job" to the dub reggae of "Violent," the Rakes synthesize their influences beautifully, and evade accusations of being derivative by playing sharp songs with the wiry energy of a coiled spring. CAPTURE/RELEASE heralds the Rakes as a welcome addition to the post-punk revival bandwagon.

Customer Reviews

Spectacular indie...watch out Franz
When I first got the album, I found it disappointing. I found the vocals dull, and it was all a bit of a Franz rip-off. Then I heard single 22 Grand Job when my iPod was on shuffle mode. I sat up and thought "hey, these guys are rather superb". I then put on Work Work Work. Again, it's brilliant. Then I listened to Violent. Once again, I was bowled over by their sharp guitars. This continued until I had heard the whole album. It's just brilliant. Great fun to listen to, great fun to dance to. Some witty lyrics at time, a deeper melody of Donohue's voice is revealed throughout the album, especially on tracks like Binary Love. Only one dud, We Are All Animals, but apart from that, it's fantastic. Standout tracks have to be Strasbourg, Retreat, 22 Grand Job (pick of the bunch), Violent, Work Work Work and new material All Too Human. You NEED this in your record collection. Oh yeah, and they're the best live band I've seen.

Very Very Good Album
The album starts with a cracking song 'Strasbourg' which is one of the best on the album. Very listenable and i just can't wait to play it again which, in a way, is a bad thing because i'll get bored of it quickly!

Definately worth buying...

Great album. Better than any indie pretenders like the Kaiser Chiefs and I just want to say quicly that you can't take advice from anyone who thinks that Franz Ferdinand are a indie band as that's insulting.

brilliant
I bought this album because my friend recommended it to me, i really didn't think it was anything special at first. However, i gave it a couple of listens and there is nothing not to like about this album, the vocals may at first seem dull, but once you really listen to this album every song comes alive. In my opinion The Rakes are one of the best bands to emerge from 2005/6. If you liked this then also buy The Young Knives.