The Rapture
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This article is about the band. For the Christian raising up of the faithful, see Rapture. For other uses, see Rapture (disambiguation).
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | New York City, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Post-punk Indie rock Dance-punk |
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| Years active | 1998–present | |
| Label(s) | Vertigo | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Luke Jenner (vocals/guitar) Vito Roccoforte (drums) Matt Safer (vocals/bass) Gabriel Andruzzi (various instruments) |
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The Rapture is an American rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, dance-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock and roll.
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[edit] History
The Rapture formed in 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After relocating to New York, the original bassist left and was replaced by Matt Safer. The band toured extensively and in 2001 released the six-song EP Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks on the Sub Pop label. The Rapture were forerunners of the post-punk revival of the early 2000s, as they mixed their early post-punk sound with electronic and dance elements via their collaboration with the celebrated New York production team DFA. Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi joined the band in 2002. Their first full-length record, Echoes, was released to critical acclaim in 2003.
In January 2004, the Rapture acted as main support to Funeral for a Friend on the NME Awards Tour, alongside other burgeoning acts Franz Ferdinand and The Von Bondies. Later that year, the band toured on the main stage of the Curiosa Festival alongside Interpol, Scarling., Mogwai, Cursive, Thursday, The Cooper Temple Clause, Head Automatica, and their own idols, The Cure.
The Rapture announced the completion of their second full-length album, Pieces of the People We Love, to be released on Universal Motown Records in September 2006. Paul Epworth, Ewan Pearson and Danger Mouse produced the album. The new album displays a more polished and markedly less angular sound to their previous work, receiving a mixed critical reception.
The Rapture supported The Killers on the London leg of their tour at the Carling Academy Brixton from 26 November to 28 November 2006.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles and EPs
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | UK singles | Album |
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| 1998 | "The Chair That Squeaks" | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Mirror (Mini-LP) | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks (EP) | - | - | - |
| 2002 | "House of Jealous Lovers" | - | - | - |
| 2003 | "Killing" / "Give Me Every Little Thing" (The Rapture/Juan Maclean split) | - | - | - |
| 2003 | "House of Jealous Lovers" (re-release) | - | - | Echoes |
| 2004 | "Love Is All" | - | 38 | Echoes |
| 2004 | "Sister Saviour" | - | - | Echoes |
| 2006 | "Get Myself Into It" | - | 36 | Pieces of the People We Love |
| 2006 | "Whoo! Alright — Yeah... Uh Huh" | - | 65 | Pieces of the People We Love |
[edit] External links
- The Rapture official website
- Review of "Pieces Of The People We Love" @ Subculture Magazine
- Interview with Gabe Andruzzi, November 2006
- The Rapture interview with musicOMH.com
- Lazy-i Interview
- 13 Songs chosen by The Rapture for klangschau.com
- 'Pieces Of The People We Love' review on Designer Punk
- Review of Pieces Of The People We Love
- 2006 Interview with Mattie Safer
- Pieces of the People We Love review on Ignore Magazine
- www.tourdates.co.uk/therapture
