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Behind the simplest name can stand a giant in waiting! For Leonie Evans, Lorenzo Prati, Leon Boyden and Dan Truen, Rae is a word of simplicity, of unforgettable naming, but it is a band that hides within its soul, a sound so complete, so wonderfully down-trodden that it hits below the belt time after time and catches the listener unaware of what is happening to them. Now with their brand new album, Awoken, ready to captivate and further enhance the feeling of sitting in a cigar filled room and seeing the smoke part just enough to allow vision to take in clarity, Rae step out from beyond the shadows and blast their music all over your ear-drums.