| Capture/Release | ||||
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| Studio album by The Rakes | ||||
| Released | August 15, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 41:23 | |||
| Label | V2 Records | |||
| Producer | Paul Epworth, The Rakes | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
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| NME | (9/10) link |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10) link |
| Robert Christgau | A− link |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |
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| Playlouder |
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| Dot Music | (7/10) link |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.3/10) link |
| The Guardian |
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| PopMatters | (4/10) link |
Capture/Release is the debut album by The Rakes, released on August 15, 2005. The album peaked at #32 in the UK. NME named it the 13th best album of 2005 and received general critical acclaim. It was released in the US on April 18, 2006 with the additional track "All Too Human".
All songs written by Alan Donohoe, Jamie Hornsmith, Lasse Petersen and Matthew Swinnerton.
"We Are All Animals" features in the documentary One Night in Turin, a film about the England national football team's 1990 World Cup campaign in Italy.
"Open Book" is a playable track in the video game Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party.