The Rapture
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The Rapture

The Rapture formed in New York City in 1998, with Luke Jenner on vocals and guitar, Matt Safer on keyboards and vocals, Vito Roccoforte on bass, and Gabriel...

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The Rapture's post-punk dance floor urgency

A New York band that fused wiry guitars with disco rhythms, making people move and think.

If you want the full picture, start with House of Jealous Lovers and then try In the Grace of Your Love. That covers the ground from sweaty basement to glowing club.

When House of Jealous Lovers hit in the early 2000s, it felt like a jolt, that yelping vocal over a relentless cowbell and bassline became an instant dance-punk anthem. Their 2009 single In the Grace of Your Love showed they could craft a genuine club hit without losing their edge. Even on later tracks like Chalice Of Blood, that tension between anxiety and release never really went away.

They formed in New York in 1998 and released Echoes in 2003, which laid out their post-punk-meets-disco blueprint. By 2009's In the Grace of Your Love, they were leaning harder into dance-floor grooves, and they kept putting out records through the 2010s.

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The Rapture formed in New York City in 1998, with Luke Jenner on vocals and guitar, Matt Safer on keyboards and vocals, Vito Roccoforte on bass, and Gabriel Andruzzi on drums. They put out their first album, Echoes, in 2003, followed by Pieces of the People We Love in 2006.

Their 2009 album In the Grace of Your Love gave them a dance-club hit with the title track. That record also included songs like Get Myself Into It and How Deep Is Your Love. They kept releasing music through the 2010s, with albums in 2011 and 2016.

House of Jealous Lovers, from their early days, became one of their best-known tracks. The band's sound mixed post-punk with dance rhythms, driven by Jenner's vocals and Andruzzi's drumming.

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