The Rapture
Background information
Origin	New York City, USA
Genre(s)	Indie rock Dance-punk Post-punk revival
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Vertigo
Website	Official website
Members
Luke Jenner (vocals/guitar) Vito Roccoforte (drums/percussion) Matt Safer (vocals/bass) Gabriel Andruzzi (keyboards/saxophone/cowbell)
Former members
Brooks Bonstin (bass) Christopher Relyea (keyboards)

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History

The Rapture formed in 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. In 1999 the band released its debut 'mini-album', Mirror. Following this release, the band relocated to New York. They were finally joined by Matt Safer having gone through five keyboard players and two bassists in an eighteen-month period. After touring extensively for two years, the band released the six-song EP Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks on the Sub Pop label, with the lead track featuring in the film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules Of Attraction. 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, including album of the year by pitchforkmedia.com. Mirror is the album by dance-punk band The Rapture, released in 1999. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... Out Of The Races and Onto The Tracks is the first legitimate EP by The Rapture. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author. ... The Rules of Attraction is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1987 and made into a film by the same name in 2002. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... DFA Records is an independent record label that was launched in September 2001 by Mo Wax Records co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, indie rock producer James Murphy and mutual friend Jonathan Galkin. ... Echoes is the first full album by post-punk/acid house band The Rapture, released 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. For the Elton John song, see Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ... The Von Bondies are an indie rock/garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Categories: Stub ... For the international organisation, see Interpol. ... Scarling. ... For the Swiss progressive house producer who releases under the name Moogwai, see Chab. ... Cursive is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. ... Thursday is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that has released four full-length albums. ... The Cooper Temple Clause was a five-piece post-hardcore band originating from Wokingham, Berkshire, England. ... Head Automatica is a rock band, formed by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo. ... This article is about the band. ...

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The Rapture released their second full-length album, Pieces of the People We Love, 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. Pieces of the People We Love is the second full album by dance-punk band The Rapture. ... Paul Epworth is a British music producer and musician. ... Ewan Pearson is an electronic music producer/remixer who works under various aliases including Maas, Sulky Pup, Villa America, World of Apples, and Dirtbox. ... Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. ...

The Rapture supported The Killers on the London leg of their tour at the Carling Academy Brixton from 26 November 2006 to 28 November 2006 and Daft Punk on the North American leg of their tour in 2007. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, most famous for their hit singles Somebody Told Me, Mr. ... Carling Academy Brixton // The Carling Academy Brixton is a large music venue in Brixton, South London ( , ), England with a capacity of 4,921. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daft Punk is the collective name of Paris house musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974)[1] and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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Similar bands in the same NY scene / dance punk genre include Radio 4 and !!!. !!! (three exclamation marks, often pronounced as chk chk chk) is an American band that formed in autumn 1996 from the former bandmembers of The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. ...

Discography

Albums

• Mirror (1999) Gravity
• Echoes (2003) Strummer/Universal
• Pieces of the People We Love (2006) Motown/Universal

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Singles and EPs

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External links

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The Rapture

• The Rapture official website
• The Rapture's MySpace http://www.myspace.com/therapture
• Interview with Gabe Andruzzi, November 2006
• The Rapture interview with musicOMH.com
• Lazy-i Interview
• 13 Songs chosen by The Rapture for klangschau.com
• 2006 Interview with Mattie Safer
• MC Steinberg interviews The Rapture on New York Noise
• The Rapture opens for Readyset Glo at Zouk, Apr 7, 2007