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Michael Jordan was once asked how he finds the motivation to excel over an 82-game season. He said he concentrates on the few fans in the arena that have never seen Michael Jordan play and he plays for them.
The Rapture is kind of like Michael Jordan (or perhaps I just wanted to use that quote). No one can accuse The Rapture of having any of their success handed to them. They've worked their asses off to become the band that excels show after show. In 1998, members of The Rapture moved from San Diego to San Francisco in the hopes of finding someone to love them. It wasn't happening. So shortly thereafter they moved from San Francisco to Seattle to try their luck there. Nope. Broke, they barely pulled together the cash to buy a one-way ticket to New York City for one last shot. They played show after show, refining their game, waiting for the right time to strike. And the rest is hipster history.
Their debut album, Echoes, is on a major label. But before that, they put out releases on Hymnal Records (reissued on GSL), Gravity, DFA and Sub Pop. It hasn't been an easy road for them, but they have the skillz and the work ethic to give their doubters a beat-down. And their biggest asset, of course, is that they make you wanna dance and dance and dance. |
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| 10.15 Oh My Rockness turns 5! Celebrate with us and ten . . . |
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| 10.15 Oh My Rockness turns 5! Celebrate with us and ten . . . |
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| 10.20 Friendly Fires synth it, chop it and rock it. |
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| 10.18 Simian Mobile Disco: from studio to the stage! |
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| 09.05 Simian Mobile Disco: from studio to the stage |
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| 06.26 Simian Mobile Disco make perfect dance-rock. |
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| 06.13 Panthers and Big Business punk-sludge it out. |
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| 07.18 Siren Fest rears its sweaty head |
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| 02.08 Foreign Islands rock the punk, spazz, dance, and h . . . |
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| 01.19 My Best Fiend know how to jump around. |
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| 11.01 Foreign Islands mix punk, spazz, dance, and handcl . . . |
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| 10.13 The Rapture and the magical days of our youth |
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| 08.12 Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists and Stars pl . . . |
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| 06.30 Panthers panthers panthers! |
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| 05.19 The Decemberists look to far off lands to write hi . . . |
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| 04.14 Supersystem is sexy. |
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| 03.16 The Go! Team are a guilty pleasure you shouldn't f . . . |
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| 01.06 Say Hey to Shy Child! |
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| 11.23 The Flesh Don't Give a Shit as Long as you Dance L . . . |
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| 09.22 The Decemberists Gong Their Way into Hipsters' Hea . . . |
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