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The Rapture is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pional, Josef K, Cassius, Vertigo Records and WhoMadeWho. Those roots explain a lot about how The Rapture arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as LCD Soundsystem, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Bravery, The Virgins and Les Savy Fav, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Little Boots, Riton, The White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand and Interpol, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around The Rapture, reaching back through Pional and forward to Little Boots. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Rapture is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1998. During their first incarnation, the band consisted of Luke Jenner, Vito Roccoforte, and Gabriel Andruzzi. The classic lineup (1999–2009) added Mattie Safer playing bass and sharing lead vocal duties with Jenner. Safer and Jenner's harmonized choruses became part of the signature sound of the band, featuring on several of the band's more well known songs.
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The Rapture connections
The Rapture grew out of Pional, Josef K, Cassius and Vertigo Records, shares an orbit with LCD Soundsystem, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Bravery and The Virgins, went on to shape Little Boots, Riton, The White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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