About The Rakes
Hometown
London, England
Formed
2002
Genre
Alternative
Proof that one fantastic single is all it takes to make a band's 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. ~ Heather Phares
Members of The Rakes include, or have included, Matthew Swinnerton, Paul Gross, Michael Plunkett, Bob Davenport, and Reg Hall.
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