Having just come off a North American tour promoting their new album “Pieces of the People We Love,” New York indie-dance pioneers The Rapture are in high spirits and preparing to get the Brits dancing on their UK tour early next year.
Drummer Vito Roccoforte took some time to chat with me last week about collaborative songwriting, The Rapture’s new record label, and how the band has grown up since it burst onto the scene in 2002 with the international smash hit “House of Jealous Lovers.” Check in tomorrow to read the full interview.
For now, take a listen to The Rapture’s new infectious single “Get Myself Into It” with some FREE MP3s for !! omg blog !! readers:
“Get Myself Into It” [MP3]
“Get Myself Into It” (Prince Language Disco Edit) [MP3]
After the jump, watch a cute promo video featuring the boys of The Rapture monkeying around on tour to the sound of their new single.
OMG Interview: Vito Roccoforte of The Rapture
[Vito Roccoforte DJing at Lit in NYC. Source] The Rapture have a new album? What? Maybe you thought they faded into the background a few years ago along with the short-lived indie-dance phenomenon, but while they were certainly on trend (and arguably …