I've been soaking up some new music lately, as well as burning the candle at both ends, so today's post is just a quick reminder about what makes a really fantastic live band.
Monday night The Rapture came through New York, and I can guarantee you that not a single person in the 1,400 capacity venue Webster Hall without having danced extensively that evening.
The Rapture's phenonmenal "dance-punk" compositions are a treat to listen to recorded - but when live they just knock you right out of your seat.
Entering with "Heaven" taking the crowd into dance oblivion with "Get Myself In To It" and then climaxing with "House of Jealous Lovers" this show was probably one of my favorite all year long. The entire venue shook with excitement that resonated right off the band.
Over the past year I've found that there can be a whole host of reasons why bands don't convey themselves well live. They can be inexperienced (The Subject), be tour weary (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) or just become aloof from their material or fans (French Kicks). And so when rarely you're treated to a band that 1) is fresh on tour, 2) has honed their skills from 7 years of touring, 3) f*cking LOVES their material and their fans and 4) plays for people to DANCE it creates a phenomenally exciting experience.
That's what it was to see The Rapture on Monday night, and made only better by The Presets who warmed up the crowd with some fantastic and really original DJing.
I couldn't find a great video of The Rapture live, so below is one from YouTube of House Of Jealous lovers. Check it out and then imagine a packed house jumping up and down wildly to it - pretty cool.
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