It took a little bit of time, but The Rakes are finally ready to bring their third studio album, Klang, to the U.S. October 20th will be the day the English rockers will finally share the 10 track, Chris Zane produced effort in all its “raw, playful, exciting, complex, and schizophrenic” glory to us Americans. And to celebrate the occasion, The Rakes have announced a nine-date North American tour for late October/early November. Get those, as well as the official video for the album’s first single, “1989″, below.

The Rakes 2009 Tour Dates:
08/28 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/29 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/31 – Brighton, UK @ Beachdown Festival
09/12 – Molina De Segura, ES @ B-Side Festival
09/18 – Porto, PT @ Casa De Musica
09/19 – Belgrade, RS @ Jelen Live Fest
09/20 – Zagreb, HR @ Mars Festival
09/26 – Corunna, ES @ 981 Festival
10/03 – Hannover, DE @ Faust
10/04 – Darmstadt, DE @ Centralstation
10/06 – Treviso, IT @ New Age Club
10/07 – Rome, IT @ Circolo Degli Artisti
10/08 – Florence, IT @ Viper
10/09 – Bologne, IT @ Covo Club
10/10 – Kaiserslautern, DE @ Kammgarn
10/11 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
10/13 – Dresden, DE @ Beatpol
10/14 – Erlangen, DE @ E-Werk
10/16 – Utrecht, NL @ Faust
10/26 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
10/27 – Bristol, UK @ Academy
10/28 – Birmingham, UK @ Academy
10/29 – London, UK @ The Forum
10/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims
11/03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Urban Lounge
11/04 – Denver, CO @ The Bluebird
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11/07 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
11/09 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
11/11 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
11/12 – New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom