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They quietly split early 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar artists to \u003ci\u003eThe Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e include !!!, Moving Units, Klaxons, New Young Pony Club, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Fujiya \u0026amp; Miyagi, Midnight Juggernauts, Simian Mobile Disco,\nWe Have Band,\nThe Faint,\nDoes It Offend You Yeah?,\nCSS,\nCut Copy,\nThieves Like Us,\nDatarock,\nJunior Boys,\nThe Horrors,\nThe Juan Maclean and\nDeath From Above 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover more music like \u003ci\u003eThe Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e on our e-commerce website!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"echoes-2","title":"Echoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eConfident and deliberate. Lightning in a bottle. The Rapture’s \u003ci\u003eEchoes\u003c\/i\u003e was and is a clear-eyed kick in the teeth, a band at the peak of their powers and producers with an ambitious vision making. a. point. The whole “indie crowd finally learns to dance” narrative is overwrought and irrelevant in 2023 - perhaps context is no longer king - but what remains clear is that this album, made by a San Diego punk band who had moved to New York via Seattle, and produced by the DFA in their own studio, where time and gear and ideas both good and bad were aplenty, maintains an energy and search for catharsis that could bulldoze even the most uptight. For whatever reason, it’s remained out of print on vinyl since its initial run. (Don’t worry, though, there were a lot of CDR promos lying around.) 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As usual, Juan’s sunny productions and Nancy’s layered vocals come together to lend a maximalist warmth to the dancefloor. Man Power (ESP Institute, Correspondant) gives the A-side a club rework with a dubbed out vocal arrangement that adds a touch more drama to the track, while Massimiliano Pagliara (Ostgut Ton, Robert Johnson) revitalizes tropes of old-school piano house. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DFA","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50432578289995,"sku":"1062693","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/84579c9b-8745-43a2-98eb-2ec32562a877_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726870561"},{"product_id":"the-brighter-the-light","title":"The Brighter The Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Juan Maclean return to DFA with a compilation LP of 12-inch singles they’ve amassed over the past six years – re-edited, re-mastered, and ready for fans who may have missed the tracks the first time around. 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The Brighter The Light is put together in a way that lends itself to appreciating the sheer banging quality of the songs while simultaneously being able to dance to them in your living room. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DFA","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50498345206091,"sku":"1067187","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9b2e81a2-45b3-46cb-8d64-d6716aa19cff_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727745359"},{"product_id":"in-the-grace-of-your-love","title":"In The Grace Of Your Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 2011 and ultimately the swan song of the band’s core lineup, \u003cem\u003eIn the Grace Of Your Love\u003c\/em\u003e marked a reset for The Rapture and a welcome return to DFA, the label that helped them make their instantly seminal debut, \u003cem\u003eEchoes\u003c\/em\u003e. The momentum and success of those years led to a major label roller coaster ride that dumped them right back where they started, scars to show but now free to push beyond the boundaries of expectation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuiding them there was the late, great Philippe Zdar, one-half of French dance duo Cassius and producer for the likes of Phoenix and the Beastie Boys. Zdar’s enthusiasm and technical prowess are audible within the record’s first 30 seconds: “Sail Away” is the Rapture gone widescreen and radiant, a five-minute long exhale with disco drums.\u003cbr\u003eThere is, of course, plenty of fodder for the dance kids - “How Deep Is Your Love” still slams barroom dance floors in New York City, “Miss You” is a bit of irresistible minor-key mischief - but overall the feeling is one of slowing down, taking stock, searching for meaning and love in more right places than wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErgo, its finale: “It Takes Time To Be a Man,” a charmingly honest, piano-plonked song about taking responsibility and helping others. It sounds like absolutely nothing else in the Rapture’s catalog and yet also perfectly ends it. 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With a keen ear focused toward visionaries such as PIL, Television, and Chrome, the band quickly formed a reputation across the country, among “those who know” for its energetic, often chaotic live sets; Jenner jumping about like a stilted prat on steroids, while the rhythm section pushed out its patented brand of “sonic deathfuck groove.” Two records were recorded that fall: an 8-song LP released on the seminal San Diego art punk label, Gravity Records, and a single released on Sonny Kaye’s Gold Standard Laboratories. Following these two releases, the band took its make-it-fucked-up philosophy on the road, touring with Sunny Day Real Estate, Gogogo Airheart, and Nuzzle. In May of 1999 the band relocated to New York City. Matt Safer, a recent arrival from Washington DC, took over the bass roles. With a more solid lineup than ever before, the band dove into an exploration of dance and pop music, adding Chic, The Byrds, The Happy Mondays, and Timbaland to their previous influences. 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