As spikey, new wave, garage rock acts began to make a resurgence in the early
2000s, Brooklyn band The Rapture added oddball funk licks and primitive
post-punk clatter into the mix and created one of the most unlikely hipster,
indie anthems of the era.
Originally formed in 1998 by front man Luke Jenner and drummer Vito Roccoforte,
their debut album 'Mirror' earned comparisons to Joy Division and Public Image
Limited; but it was when they started working with DFA Records producers James
Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy that their dance-punk crossover sound started to take
shape. Wi...