The Blakes

BIO

Snow Keim – bass, vocals
Born in Maine – When I was growing up I wanted to be Hank Williams. We were dirt poor, had no money. My family lived in a log cabin out in the woods. Garnet and I are Swamp Yankees. Music was one thing our family did to make ourselves happy. We have a picture of my grandfather’s first band in 1910. We weren’t allowed to listen to rock music growing up – our family’s church burned copies of Loverboy. We did some c… READ MORE >

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Listen & Buy

  • The Blakes - S/T

    The Blakes

    The Blakes - S/T

    LITA 031

    Pitchfork has praised the band’s “swampy guitars, twitchy rhythms, and power-pop vocal harmonies” of their self-titled debut album. Mixed and mastered by Martin Feveyear (Kings of Leon, Crooked Fingers), The Blakes recall the stinging catchiness of early Who, Kinks, and other spitfire rock bands.

  • Streets EP

    The Blakes

    Streets EP

    LITA 030

    The Blakes’ teaser-debut on Light In The Attic is a limited edition, foil-stamped digipak. The EP features three live-favorites from the band’s late 2007 full-length as well as two brand-new cuts. Like the album, the EP was mixed and mastered by Martin Feveyear (Kings of Leon, The Epoxies).

  • Two Times (7")

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    Two Times (7")

    -LITA 45-010

    Mixed and mastered by Martin Feveyear (Kings of Leon, Cornershop, Mudhoney), the band’s UK/EU debut has arrived in the form of a limited edition 7" single featuring the raucous growl of “Two Times” and the poppy burst of non-album b-side “Die”.