The Rakes formed in 2002. Their debut album,
Capture/Release, spawned the singles "22 Grand Job", "Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)", and "Retreat". The final single release from
Capture/Release, "All Too Human", was released in the UK on 27 February 2006 and reached their best chart position (No. 22). Drummer Lasse Petersen joined
Wolf Gang, which disbanded in 2015. Donohoe started a new solo project titled The Champagne Campaign and released the video for single "Denis and Margaret" in April 2013 before releasing the single for digital download on 13 May. In September 2015, Donohoe worked for a
Brighton-based company as a
software developer. During this time, Donohoe told
NME: "Being in The Rakes was an insane rollercoaster, but singing the same songs for seven years got boring in the end. And if you're doing something just because you can't imagine an alternative then you're not really living." ==Discography==