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Recent history has been littered with those that fell at the fences. Concepts that run steamless after ten minutes; band names that out-cool everyone else's; haircuts that gives gravitas in these troubled times; Bloc Party rapidly becoming insufferable. The Rakes' Alan Donohoe and chums stuck to their guns, and with ten tracks clocking in just under 30 minutes, they may have made their masterpiece. For in these 29 plus minutes is economy, tunes and a complete lack of waffle. Like a sta-prest Jacques Brel, a George-at-Asda Roxy Music, or perhaps a socks-from-Tesco concerned Bowie, it's Donohoe's poetry of the mundane and way with a word that allows them a wide remit in these challenging times.
Klang Is the sound of a band cladding themselves for the future in wry, possibly deeply important tones. Lead single 1989 concerns The Velvet Revolution, The Loneliness Of The Outdoor Smoker reflects the isolation of the nicotine outcast with v-neck elan. Opener You're In It sinks its edges and hooks into your skin and gradually tears away at your flesh for the remainder. Shackleton is the unlikely sound of Alan with a post-gym horn on. The Rakes do seduction: though it's more of a sofa-fumble than anything that would encroach on Donna Summer territory, before post-coital boredom.
Klang, then: the concise ongoing panache of bricklayer indie. An art bleat collage of angles and booze. The Rakes are one of the finest bands operating in your lifetime, and Klang proves that. The best 29 minutes and 12 seconds of 2009 thus far. --Ian Wade
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The pace continues with 'Smoker' which gives us a good insight into modern Britain. The album dips in form with 'Bitchin' In The Kithen' but luckily picks up again with the sing-along classic '1989'. 'Shakelton' allows the album to carry on in a good form with a raw guitar verse and chorus. A driving bass line carries the next song and the final two songs see the album off in fine style with the piano driven 'Mullers Racket' and the superb 'The Final Hill.'
A good album from The Rakes but one that will no doubt be overlooked by the majority of the record buying public. For those of us who have got this album, let us cherish another fun loving album!
Stand out tracks for me include 'That's The Reason', '1989' and 'Mullers Ratchet'
It doesn't stray far from their tried and tested spiky guitar pop nuggets, but it's a much better album than the last one.
The lyrics are humourous at times, and unlike 'Ten New Messages', the songs are much stronger, the tunes are catchier, and overall it's simply a better album. The band decamped to East Germany for the recording, and this album displays a freshness that may be associated with the change of location.
'1989' & 'Shackleton' are the album highlights for me, however, this is an album I can happily leave to run it's course without skipping any tracks.
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