![]() “The Devil” features screaming guitar solos that sound like the riff of Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” taken one step further. The Rapture truly owns its distinctive style through the vocals and guitar work of Luke Jenner. The Beach Boys would be confused, but still pleased. “First Gear” is one of the most successful tracks on the album, combining a twisting organ line with an unrelenting beat that does the venerated genre of car songs proud. Directly influenced by the Manchester Club scene (led by bands like The Happy Mondays), Rapture provides the listener with real rave-style electronic crescendo on intense songs like “First Gear” (even while they repeat the syntactically awkward “my, my, my, my Mustang Ford”). While Ferdinand gets that drive from a bass guitar and drum, however, Rapture takes that idea in a much more electronic direction. Similar to the dance rock of Franz Ferdinand, Rapture cultivates an indie rock vibe inside pounding 4/4 rhythms that are derived more from house music than punk. ![]() ![]() This is music that would be as welcome on the dance floor as a pregame in Davenport. ![]() This isn’t to say they’re never adventurous or clever, but on their new release, “Pieces of the People we Love,” they always aim to please. Simple and honest, they come to have fun. The Rapture shows the listener a different New York City than the familiar indie stylings of slick bands like The Strokes. ![]()
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