The Rapture

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Formed 1998.

NYC band, since 1998

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Vito from The Rapture with Kissy Sell Out

Kissy catches up with Vito from Brooklyn based dance-punk band Rapture.

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The Rapture is an indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre. They were forerunners of the post-punk revival of the early 2000s, as they mixed their early post-punk sound with electronic and dance elements.

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