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The Rapture News

The Rapture to release new album

The Rapture to release new album

New York dance-rockers ready a mix compilation

  • Sep 18, 2008

Influential indie label closes its doors

Gold Standard Laboratories shuts down

  • Oct 31, 2007

In the City kicks off in New York

The Rapture discuss their UK success

  • Jun 14, 2007

The Rapture, Good The Bad And The Queen on free album

The acts appear on 'Warm & Scratchy'

  • May 22, 2007

The Rapture prepare for forthcoming tour

They’ll head out with Shiny Toy Guns

  • Apr 12, 2007

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The Rapture Reviews

The Rapture: Shockwaves NME Awards Show, Astoria, London; Wednesday February 28

The Rapture: Shockwaves NME Awards Show, Astoria, London; Wednesday February 28

The godfathers of everything are in a party mood. More cowbell, vicar?

  • Mar 16, 2007

The Rapture: Leadmill, Sheffield; Sheffield, October 14

No more doomy, black and white post-punk posturing, the new, improved Rapture are stadium-sized, Technicolor… and fun!

  • Oct 30, 2006

The Rapture: Get Myself Into It

New York’s original post-punks go post-post-punk

  • Aug 11, 2006

Rapture : Love Is All

Cowbell cowboys in clang-crazy chaos. Cool

  • Feb 16, 2004

Rapture : Sister Saviour

Least-cool cool band in coolsville outshine their electro-funk peers

  • Nov 22, 2003

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The Rapture Biography

These US post-punk revivalists were hailed in many quarters as the second coming of the Gang Of Four, with their slashing guitar work, repetitive/minimalist funk bass and yelping vocals paying an obvious debt to the sound of the influential early 80s UK band. The Rapture's roots lay in an obscure San Francisco, California, USA synthesizer based outfit, the Calculators, which included Vito Roccoforte (drums) and Luke Jenner (vocals/guitar). Both left shortly after the release of the band's debut release, Circuit Breaking Silence, and formed the Rapture in spring 1998. After the release of a debut single, the band relocated to Seattle, Washington, before settling down in New York City. The Mirror EP was released in 1999, and was followed two years later with another EP, Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks. By this time, the Rapture's line-up had solidified somewhat, as Matt Safer (b. 1982; bass), Gabe Andruzzi (saxophone) joined Roccoforte and Jenner.

A fine single, "House Of Jealous Lovers", saw the band breaking through into the mainstream in 2002. A major label recording contract with Universal Records ensued, with the band releasing their acclaimed debut Echoes in September 2003. DJ Danger Mouse was brought in alongside producers Ewan Pearson and Paul Epworth to help record the 2006 follow-up, Pieces Of The People We Love.

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The Rapture Discography

The Rapture albums.

  • Echoes - 2003 (Strummer/Universal)
  • Pieces Of The People We Love - 2006 (Universal Motown)

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The Rapture Videos & DVD's

The Rapture video and DVD releases.

  • The Rapture Is Alive And, Well, In New York City - 2004 (Vertigo)

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