 Automatic Volume in the Press:
FEATURE
ARTICLE: "Which
is why the lead track on Minneapolis rockers The Rakes’ latest
album, Automatic Volume, is so very important, not
only to fans of loud, scrappy guitar rock everywhere, but to the
continued relevance and power of the very genre itself. Titled
“I Am The Insurrection,” it refers not to the obvious,
political definition of the term, but partly to the act of
turning rock ‘n’ roll itself inside out."
-Pulse
Magazine by Tom Hallett >-
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CD
REVIEW: "Yeah,
they can rock the house, but multidimensional dynamics seem to
be what is driving this band van. Highest honors to one of the
best discs I have reviewed this year!"
-Demorama
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 Pass The Lies in the Press:
Pulse Pass The Lies, Interview and Review
"The Rakes produce a sound that’s equal parts Southern-fried heartbreak, upper Midwestern punk steel, fly-over land-inspired rural rock angst, and modern urban rhythm."
"The songs are gritty, urgent, driving, and spotlight both the dark, enthralling side of rock and roll and the painfully human aspect of its
practicioners."
"And if that’s the end result of sitting down at a table with The Rakes, I’ll have another helping. Pass the lies, please..."
Tom Hallett, Pulse Magazine
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City Pages, Pass The Lies, Interview and Review
"One of the most genuine rock albums released by a Twin Cities band this year."
- Michael Walsh, City Pages, Sept. 4th, 2002
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Live Review of the Cd Release show
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By David de Young on his great site of local reviews, www.howwastheshow.com.
Excerpts:
"The Rakes took the stage and the world was transformed." "There was terrific energy both on stage and in the room. The energy at the Turf that night was in fact so good you could even feel it in the Men's room."
"It struck me that if there were a Minneapolis sound, the Rakes might be a good example of where it ought to be right now."
Minnesota Daily, Sept. 26, 2002
"Listening to Pruitt talk about his music demonstrates the band’s true passion. He speaks earnestly, rarely making eye contact. But, when you catch his gaze, his eyes stay there, focused on you.
Gods of Music, Pass The Lies, Review
"With their new full-length CD “Pass The Lies”, following up their year-old EP release “Wood and Wire”, Minneapolis band The Rakes has concocted a collection of songs that manages to capture the raw essence of rock and roll."
-Steve
Paro, Gods of Music, Aug. 2002
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Press for
Wood and Wire
Wood and Wire named by Pulse of the Twin Cities as one of the best local releases of 2001 in their January 26, 2002 issue.
Pulse of the Twin Cities, Wood and Wire, Review
"Four guys whose honest love for lyrical poignancy and loud, loud, loud guitars shines through with a crooked, drunken grin."
-Pulse of the Twin Cities, Sept. 2001
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