The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
Reviewed by jerk
The Rapture’s newest release Pieces of People We Love sees them veering more towards the sound of Head on the Door-era Cure than the Public Image Ltd.-influenced songs we heard on 2003’s Echoes. Singer Luke Jenner’s voice seems to have grown by leaps and bounds but the raw energy of the DFA-produced Echoes seems to have gone the way of… well, many of The Rapture’s NYC dance-punk contemporaries. All in all, the album is very listenable; most notably the Danger Mouse-produced tracks. While Pieces of People We Love is certain to crowd a dance floor it seems to be missing an element that made Echoes seem fresh. I’m not certain what that missing element is but this time around The Rapture seem to be trying to catch the wave instead of riding on its crest. [www.therapturemusic.com]