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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
Rapture  : Brighton Concorde 2

Rapture : Brighton Concorde 2

What a pleasurable feeling it is to imagine how the next album will sound...

  • Oct 20, 2003
The Rapture: Leadmill, Sheffield; Sheffield, October 14

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
Rapture  : Manchester Night & Day Cafe

Rapture : Manchester Night & Day Cafe

The Rapture look and sound like one big mistake...

  • Apr 16, 2003
The Rapture: Get Myself Into It

The Rapture: Get Myself Into It

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

  • Aug 11, 2006
Rapture  : London ICA

Rapture : London ICA

The best band of 2003, perhaps - even if we still don't know when they're joking.

  • Dec 6, 2002
Rapture  : Love Is All

Rapture : Love Is All

Cowbell cowboys in clang-crazy chaos. Cool

  • Feb 16, 2004
The Rapture : Out Of the Races And On To The Tracks

The Rapture : Out Of the Races And On To The Tracks

New Yorkers' punk-funk sketches reissued

  • Aug 2, 2002
Rapture      :     Sister Saviour

Rapture : Sister Saviour

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

  • Nov 22, 2003
The Rapture  : Olio

The Rapture : Olio

Exciting times, eh?

  • Jul 2, 2002

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