The Rapture MP3s

Anna from London popsters My Tiger My Timing has taken time off from exercising her vocal chords to give the Devil’s blog an insight into her influences, the strangest place the band have played and her tips for saving money. The Devil: Why My Tiger My Timing? What other names did you ponder before deciding on this? Anna: ‘My Tiger, My Timing’ is a song by the New York...
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The Rapture Reviews

Venue: Earl of Camden Teaser: Lewis Hingston witnesses the Cornish invasion of Camden, as a stream of West Country acts arrive to entertain the Saturday night football fanatics… Pull quote 2: The tune careers along on a wave of irresistible hooks, suggesting Kanye West hijacking one of The Rapture’s better moments… First para: One positive consequence of...
Venue: The Fly, London Teaser: Lewis Hingston hits the London Fly to check out a bill that’s erupting with new talent for our mass consumption. No artrock fodder apparently - but plenty of ‘skankable’ indie anthems… read on! Pull quote 2: They take the chance to inject their name repeatedly into one of their songs, showing an opportunist streak learned...
Venue: Henham Park, Southwold (Suffolk, UK) Teaser: Abi reports from Latitude, the festival that “shuns the blood, sweat and rock ‘n roll ethos of the Carling Weekends, and instead presents a smaller, cheaper, and more accessible version of Glastonbury.” Pull quote 2: Cue the Arcade Fire and a subsequent onslaught of fireworks and flying lanterns....
Band name: Broken Records, Tokyo Police Club and more Label: various multiple labels Teaser: Still minging from the Camden Crawl? Let Rory Carroll sooth your paranoid and irrational fear of impending doom, with his run down of this week’s singles… Pull quote 2: Prepare to be repeatedly singing the chorus in your head until you finally go mad…...
Band name: Prinzhorn Dance School Label: DFA Teaser: Graham Turner gets his head around the latest DFA signing Prinzhorn Dance School, and finds that ‘different’ doesn’t always mean ‘good’… Pull quote 2: I’m not sure who’d have the patience to sit though the whole album… First para: Listening to Prinzhorn Dance School...
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