The Rapture是来自美国纽约的一支摇滚团体，虽然他们听上去百分之一百是英国乐队，美国似乎很少有这样的乐队，外加上他们的口音相当地英国本土化，以至于最早我还把他们列为英国乐队，之所以我觉得他们是音乐乐队主要是他们的音乐风格，他们的音乐受到了后朋克，舞曲朋克，acid house，迪斯科，电子，摇滚等音乐风格的影响，换言之他们的音乐相当的无序，有时候听上去觉得像是英国的Hard-Fi。新专辑Pieces of the People We Love的音乐风格一点都没有偏离他们的根源音乐。但是要是完全体现他们的音乐能力，那必须每首歌曲都有着自己不同的特点，他们的首支单曲Get Myself Into It是一首disco punk的音乐作品，主音Luke Jenner那势如破竹的嗓音让人在听这首歌曲的时候能够全神贯注，如果要找到一首与之完全相反的作品也不是一件困难的事情，就很容易找到了Callin Me，一首electronica的歌曲，不过在节奏上没有之前那首歌曲的猖狂和不屑一顾，在vocal上也追求那种lo fi的效果，低沉，不让人知晓其中的单词，虽然Don Gon Do It同样是有着电子舞曲的背景，不过歌曲完全表现的是一种近于荒诞的内涵，异常上扬的旋律和演唱又带着嬉皮笑脸。
by Andy Kellman
The Rapture was formed in early 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. The whimsical indie group had extensive touring behind them by the time they recorded 1999s Mirror for Gravity. More touring ensued — with the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate and Nuzzle — and the band eventually relocated to New York City. They lost their original bassist and found a new one in Matt Safer, who had recently moved from Washington, D.C. After some more touring, the band recorded the six-song Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks EP and had it released by Sub Pop in 2001. Thanks to their sloppy brand of scratchy post-post-punk, the Rapture was hailed as a forerunner of the post-punk revival that was taking place in the early 2000s. Their profile increased significantly with 2002s House of Jealous Lovers 12; that same year, they added multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi to the fold. The full-length Echoes followed for Gary Gershs Strummer label in late 2003. The follow-up, Pieces of the People We Love, was released three years later by Mercury.
by Andy Kellman
The Rapture was formed in early 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. The whimsical indie group had extensive touring behind them by the time they recorded 1999s Mirror for Gravity. More touring ensued — with the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate and Nuzzle — and the band eventually relocated to New York City. They lost their original bassist and found a new one in Matt Safer, who had recently moved from Washington, D.C. After some more touring, the band recorded the six-song Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks EP and had it released by Sub Pop in 2001. Thanks to their sloppy brand of scratchy post-post-punk, the Rapture was hailed as a forerunner of the post-punk revival that was taking place in the early 2000s. Their profile increased significantly with 2002s House of Jealous Lovers 12; that same year, they added multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi to the fold. The full-length Echoes followed for Gary Gershs Strummer label in late 2003. The follow-up, Pieces of the People We Love, was released three years later by Mercury.
