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The Rapture is tagged as: indie, electronic, indie rock, post-punk, dance

There are two bands sharing the name Rapture:|1. An American dance-punk group|2. A common mistake for a finnish death/doom band actually called “Rapture”.
1)The Rapture are an American rock band formed in San Francisco. The band mixes influences of post-punk, dance-punk, acid house, disco, electronica, and more.
The Rapture formed in 1998 by drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After relocating to New York, the original bassist left and was replaced by Matt Safer. The band toured extensively and in 2001 released the six-song EP Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks on Sub Pop Records. The Rapture were forerunners of the post-punk revival that was taking place in the early 2000s. Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi joined the band in 2002. Their first full-length record, Echoes, was released to critical acclaim 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, The Cooper Temple Clause, Head Automatica, and their own idols, The Cure.
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Top 10 The Rapture Songs
House Of Jealous Lovers
Get Myself Into It
Pieces Of The People We Love
Echoes
I Need Your Love
Don Gon Do It
Olio
The Devil
First Gear
The Sound
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Pieces Of The People We Love
Echoes
Mirror
House Of Jealous Lovers
Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
Sister Saviour
Get Myself Into It
the chair that squeaks 7-inch
Love Is All
Whoo! Alright - Yeah...Uh Huh
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