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8.4
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8.4 |
Paste Magazine
Serves as a flagrant reminder of all the ways The Rapture can be great
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8.3
31671
8.3 |
A.V. Club
At their core, what these songs have in common — with each other and with what The Rapture has done before — is a constructive spirit
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8.3
31607
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
You might want to stop referring to the Rapture as “New York dance-punk trio,” because one of the words in that hyphenate doesn’t really apply anymore
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8.0
31506
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Free of filler and full of fun, this is the sound of the indie disco at its very best
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8.0
30592
8.0 |
Spin
The handclap stomp of "Miss You" explodes at just the right moment, while the house-music piano of "How Deep Is Your Love?" proves the boys' club credentials remain intact
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8.0
30600
8.0 |
Q
It sets their dancefloor blazing once again. Print edition only
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8.0
31051
8.0 |
Uncut
The band are in the form of their lives. Print edition only
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8.0
31224
8.0 |
musicOMH
The Rapture still do dance-punk, but they’ve made space for more funk and soul rhythms. And thankfully, they’ve left more room than ever before for out-and-out dance invention
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8.0
31306
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
There are a handful of straight-up brilliant tracks to add to your Best Of The Rapture playlist
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8.0
31434
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The Rapture has never sounded so confident in what they're doing
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8.0
32016
8.0 |
PopMatters
It may not be the Rapture many were expecting this year, but this triumphant return to form is pretty glorious nonetheless
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7.2
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7.2 |
Pitchfork
Grace sounds like the Rapture without retreading past successes, a nifty trick that underscores the band's hard-won identity
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7.0
31609
7.0 |
AU Review
Jolts of inspiration are few and far between
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
Feels like a band with a clear idea of who they are, playing to their strengths and reminds you why the whole dance-punk thing sounded like such a good idea a decade ago
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7.0
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7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Another, very slightly, diminished return, but is good enough on its own terms to qualify as a highly respectable release
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
It won't get you shaking your ass, but swaying eyesclosed on Sunday morning has its appeals too
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7.0
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7.0 |
The AU Review
Successfully highlights the band’s new found sound, even if it means the loss of the scratchy guitar riffs
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6.5
31847
6.5 |
Bowlegs
Although the album appears to be nothing more than a messy bouquet of songs that have nothing in common and devoid of any sort of structure, the tracks work together and allow the album to flow naturally
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
If this is the new Rapture sound going forward, then so be it – it’s still good to have them back
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6.0
33243
6.0 |
FasterLouder
Not quite as disarming nor as exciting a record as fans might have hoped for after half a decade
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6.0
30903
6.0 |
Mojo
Producer Philippe Zdar has given the band space for spontaneity, but it doesn't feel as if they always take it. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s hard to escape the feeling that this is a band struggling to define themselves in a musical context that no longer needs them
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
Rapture are still in tune with the dancefloor
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6.0
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6.0 |
Under The Radar
Put this cake back in the oven; it doesn't need more icing, but it could use more substance
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5.0
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5.0 |
Prefix
The flashes of the old Rapture are far too few
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5.0
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5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Finds The Rapture all but losing the edge they’ve been developing over the past 13 years
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5.0
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5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A competent but uninspiring comeback from a band who are capable of much more
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4.0
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4.0 |
NME
This is a book that needs to be closed now, sadly
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4.0
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4.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
A flimsy and disposable album
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4.0
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4.0 |
BBC
11 tracks that sound like intros in search of songs. It is bland of lyric and tinny of sound
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3.8
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3.8 |
Beats Per Minute
The Rapture show that they are as worthy of pupils as they have been for the last decade as teachers. But, unfortunately, they still have a lot to learn
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3.0
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3.0 |
PopMatters
Doesn’t push the band beyond its old disco-lite formulas, nor does it disarm you and ask for your hand on the dance floor
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