Ten New Messages

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{{Infobox album

| name = Ten New Messages

| type = Album

| artist = The Rakes

| cover = The_Rakes_-_Ten_New_Messages.jpg

| alt =

| released = 19 March 2007

| recorded = Mayfair Studios, London
The Chapel Studios, London
West Point Studios, London
Autumn 2006

| venue =

| studio =

| length = 39:03

| label = V2 Records

| producer = Jim Abbiss, Brendan Lynch

| prev_title = Capture/Release

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Klang

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ten New Messages

| type = studio

| single1 = We Danced Together

| single1date = 12 March 2007

| single2 = The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect

| single2date = 16 July 2007

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1031272|pure_url=yes}} link]

|rev2=NME |rev2Score={{Rating|5|10}} [https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-rakes/8316 link]

|rev3=Rocklouder|rev3Score= {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/2407.html link]

|rev4=Q|rev4Score= {{Rating|4|5}}

|rev5=Stylus Magazine|rev5Score= C+ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-rakes/ten-new-messages.htm]

|rev6=The Guardian|rev6Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2034696,00.html]

|rev7=musicOMH |rev7Score={{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/rakes-2_0307.htm]

|rev8=Pitchfork Media|rev8Score= (5.9/10) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080720153236/http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42298-ten-new-messages link]

|rev9=playlouder|rev9Score= {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://playlouder.com/review/+ten-messages/]

|rev10=Drowned in Sound|rev10Score= {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/9652 link] |}}

Ten New Messages is the second album from London-based indie rock band The Rakes. The album was released on 19 March 2007 and reached number 38. The first single from the album—"We Danced Together"—was released on 12 March 2007, reaching number 38 on the British singles chart. The second single is "The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect," and was released on 16 July 2007.

Speaking about the album, lead singer Alan Donohoe said, "The album was inspired by a combination of choral music, the television show 24, Bond theme tunes, World War I poets and the Sugababes".{{cite web | url=http://www.therakes.co.uk/go.php?object=news&mode=default&newsID=189 | title=New Album Details| accessdate=2007-01-09 | date=2006-12-13 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070217145211/http://www.therakes.co.uk/go.php?object=news&mode=default&newsID=189 |archivedate = 2007-02-17}}

The Rakes also went on their biggest ever UK tour, playing 11 gigs over 13 days in March 2007.{{cite web | url=http://www.therakes.co.uk/go.php?object=news&mode=default&newsID=191 | title=UK Tour Pre-Sale | accessdate=2007-01-09 | date=2006-12-13 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070217181703/http://www.therakes.co.uk/go.php?object=news&mode=default&newsID=191 |archivedate = 2007-02-17}}