March 25, 2009 23:03

The Rakes announce handful of US dates

Outing will support release of third album 'Klang'

The Rakes are set to perform a select number of dates in the US next month in support of their third album.

‘Klang’ which was recorded in a Bauhaus-designed ex-Soviet radio station in Berlin that was converted into a studio, is the follow-up to 2007’s ‘Ten New Messages’, and was produced by Chris Zane who’s previously worked with Les Savy Fav, Passion Pit and The Walkmen.

The dates kick of in Los Angeles on April 1 and wrap up in Brooklyn, NY on April 7.

The Rakes call at:

Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (April 1)
San Francisco, CA Popscene (2)
New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (6)
Brooklyn, NY Bell House (7)

--By our New York staff.
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