Ten New Messages

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Ten New Messages
Ten New Messages cover
Studio album by The Rakes
Released March 19, 2007
Recorded Mayfair Studios, London
The Chapel Studios, London
West Point Studios, London
Autumn 2006
Genre Indie Rock
Length 39:03
Label V2 Records
Producer(s) Jim Abiss, Brendan Lynch
Professional reviews
The Rakes chronology
Capture/Release
(2005)
Ten New Messages
(2007)


Ten New Messages is the second album from London based Indie Rock band The Rakes. The album was released on March 19, 2007 and reached . The first single from the album "We Danced Together" was released on March 12, 2007. A low quality version of the full album has reportedly leaked onto various peer-to-peer networks as of February 25.

Speaking about the album, lead singer Alan Donohoe said, "The album was inspired by a combination of choral music, the television show 24, Bond theme tunes, World War I poets and the Sugababes"[1]

The Rakes will also be going on their biggest ever UK tour playing 11 gigs over 13 days in March 2007[2].

[edit] Track listing

On January 16, 2007 the Tracklisting for the album was confirmed on the Band's official website[3]. It is as follows:

  1. "The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect" - 5:02
  2. "Little Superstitions" - 3:51
  3. "We Danced Together" - 3:53
  4. "Trouble" - 3:16
  5. "Suspicious Eyes" - 3:48
  6. "On a Mission" - 3:06
  7. "Down With Moonlight" - 3:56
  8. "When Tom Cruise Cries" - 4:48
  9. "Time to Stop Talking" - 3:38
  10. "Leave The City and Come Home" - 3:45

[edit] References

  1. ^ New Album Details (2006-12-13). Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
  2. ^ UK Tour Pre-Sale (2006-12-13). Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
  3. ^ Ten New Messages Tracklisting! (2007-01-16). Retrieved on 2007-01-16.