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The Rakes is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Laura Marling, Art Brut, The Specials, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Pulp. Those roots explain a lot about how The Rakes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Milburn, Dirty Pretty Things, The Futureheads, Pete and the Pirates and Hard-Fi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paul Epworth, Young Knives and Klaxons, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around The Rakes, reaching back through Laura Marling and forward to Paul Epworth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Rakes connections
The Rakes grew out of Laura Marling, Art Brut, The Specials and Siouxsie and the Banshees, shares an orbit with Milburn, Dirty Pretty Things, The Futureheads and Pete and the Pirates, went on to shape Paul Epworth, Young Knives and Klaxons. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Rakes
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Artists similar to The Rakes
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- The Vaccinesartist
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