''Ten New Messages'' is the second
album
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from
London
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-based
indie rock
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band
The Rakes
The Rakes were an English post-punk band formed in London in 2003. Their first album ''Capture/Release'' released in 2005, received a nine out of ten review in the ''NME'' and was rated 13th best album of the year in the same paper. The band ci ...
. The album was released on 19 March 2007 and reached number 38. The first single from the album—"
We Danced Together"—was released on 12 March 2007, reaching number 38 on the British singles chart. The second single is "
The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect," and was released on 16 July 2007.
Speaking about the album, lead singer
Alan Donohoe
The Rakes were an English post-punk band formed in London in 2003. Their first album ''Capture/Release'' released in 2005, received a nine out of ten review in the ''NME'' and was rated 13th best album of the year in the same paper. The band ci ...
said, "The album was inspired by a combination of choral music, the television show ''
24'',
''Bond'' theme tunes,
World War I
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and the
Sugababes
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".
The Rakes also went on their biggest ever UK tour, playing 11
gigs over 13 days in March 2007.
Track listing
On 16 January 2007 the track listing for the album was confirmed on the band's official website.
It is as follows:
# "
The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect" - 5:02
# "Little Superstitions" - 3:51
# "
We Danced Together" - 3:53
# "Trouble" - 3:16
# "Suspicious Eyes"
(featuring Laura Marling
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)- 3:48
# "On a Mission" - 3:06
# "Down with Moonlight" - 3:56
# "When Tom Cruise Cries" - 4:48
# "Time to Stop Talking" - 3:38
# "Leave the City and Come Home" - 3:45
Japanese bonus tracks
:11. "Cold"
:12. "Dangerous"
:13. "We Danced Together" (
SebastiAn Remix)
References
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2007 albums
The Rakes albums
V2 Records albums
Albums produced by Jim Abbiss