Fiddle While You Burn™: Photos: 06.13 the Rakes @ Knitting Factory

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More rewarding with each listen & easily one of my picks for the best (and insanely underrated) albums of the year so far is the Rakes' "Ten New Messages". Sounding like the second album Bloc Party, or Franz Ferdinand should have made, the record's best moments are relentless dance punk filled with insightful songs that perfectly capture the undercurrent of constant angst & tension of city life in a post 9/11 world; Oblivious detachment - "The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect", Misguided rage leading to isolation - "Suspicious Eyes", Helpless fear - "When Tom Cruise Cries", Raw, unstoppable determination - "On a Mission", and Hope in the face of all odds - "We Danced Together".

The show was pure fun - a fired up after-hours crowd and a band in top form completely vibing off their energy. The Rakes are one of the best & only play in the US once in a while so do not miss them if they're headed your way.

Set List

01. Trouble
02. Retreat
03. We Danced Together
04. We Are All Animals
05. Down With Moonlight
06. When Tome Cruise Cries
07. Binary Love
08. All Too Human
09. Suspicious Eyes
10. 22 Grand job
11. Violent
12. Strasbourg
13. Terror!
14. Work Work Work
15. Little Superstitions
16. Open Book
17. The World Was A Mess

Watch & Listen:
the Rakes - video: "We Danced Together"