One of the albums I gave heavy play to this year was The Rapture's second album Pieces of the People We Love. It has this beautiful crunch to it, on every song. Although 2003's Echoes got more respect critically, I found it a bit harsh, at times spastic, and not terribly dancable.
I want very much to rock it with the Rapture live in my immediate future. They are going on tour this winter. But strangely, not visiting Philly. Their tour locales on the whole are not the typical hipster watering holes. Note them below
01-25 Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone *
01-26 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar *
01-27 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *
01-29 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
01-30 Charlottesville, VA - Starr Hill Music Hall *
01-31 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall *
02-02 Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theatre *
02-03 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre *
02-05 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave *
02-06 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's *
02-07 Columbus, OH - The Basement *
02-09 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
02-10 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *
* with Under the Influence of Giants
Note the particularly impressive jump in 7 calendar days from Pittsburgh to Milwaukee and back to Baltimore. I hope they got a comfortabel bus. And finally, the most fun music video of my 2006.
Posted by matt at January 10, 2007 7:13 PM | TrackBackHey Matt
its good to see you're writing about things again...
Sonar's not far from Philly. And I dunno, Charlottesville, the Masquerade, (Sonar), and Cat's Cradle, that's pretty much a who's who of Indie Rock on the East Coast south of Philadelphia (minus maybe somewhere in DC and Athens.)
So I'm disputing your claim.
Also I was thinking about going to that show in Baltimore, that's a hot city you know.
-Rob holmes
I'll give you the Cat's Cradle. I'm looking at that show in Baltimore too. Let's see if we can't make something beautiful happen. Echo Lounge is always going to beat the pants off of the Masquerade, IMHO
Posted by: matt at January 11, 2007 10:06 PM