The Rapture
Tapes

The decade-long transformation of The Rapture from sub-Sub Pop, half-Mudhoney, half-Robert Smith grunge-lite hopefuls into DFA-approved nü-disco DJing...

Five years ago, the Rapture led indie rock into a more dance-oriented course. If their hipster stock has dipped since, this mix suggests they can alwa...

Fans of the Rapture might not be familiar with many of the artists on the New York dance punks' swift, 80-minute DJ mix; only a few (Ghostface, Richie...

The latest group to compile a mix for the !K7 label is New York electro-scuzz combo, The Rapture; and an unusual compilation it is too. Initially thri...

As their uneven sophomore record, Pieces of the People We Love, proved, after defining dance music circa 2003 (via Echoes), The Rapture are more conc...

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I guess the wheels fell of the Rapture bandwagon around the time of Pieces Of People We Love, which I actually felt deserved more than the dismissive ...

No mention of Tapes from !K7 before. Maybe the Rapture, New York’s best dance-punk pioneers, are the first in an intended series of artists to release...

We haven't seen much, release-wise, from dance-punk outfit The Rapture in a good minute, since 2006's remarkably reined-in full-length Pieces of the P...

The Rapture's transition from moody, nu-punk torchbearers to upbeat indie-popsters on Pieces of the People We Love might have alienated a certain cont...