THE RAKES Klang (2009 UK 10-track CD album - When it came to recording their 3rd album, The Rakes decided they wanted to record in a fresh and exciting new environment, so they relocated to an industrial area in the old Communist part of Berlin.'We just wanted to be somewhere more inspiring' says singer Alan Donohoe. 'The album is raw, playful, exciting, complex and schizophrenic - much like the personality of Berlin itself. It couldn't be more of a fitting place to record it.' Recorded at Planet Roc Studios in Berlin with producer Chris Zane [Les Savy Fav, The Walkmen, Passion Pit], 'Klang' includes the single '1989'.)