Über The Rapture in der Lieblingsplattenrubrik freue ich mich besonders, hat die New Yorker Band doch gleich einige meiner Lieblingssongs veröffentlicht. Mit „Out Of The Races, Onto The Tracks“, „House Of Jealous Lovers“ und „How Deep Is Your Love“ gehen gleich drei Klassiker des Dance-Punk-Phänomens der Nuller Jahre aufs Konto der Band um Luke Jenner. Insbesondere „House Of Jealous Lovers“ ist auch mehr als 20 Jahre nach seiner Veröffentlichung immer noch von so wilder, schräger Energie, dass es geradewegs auf den Dancefloor zerrt.

Das letzte Album der Band ist nun selbst bereits 14 Jahre alt, doch live spielten The Rapture hin und wieder für einige Jahre, auch wenn die bandinternen Differenzen zunahmen wie ein Statement von Gabriel Andruzzi aus dem Jahr 2019 zeigt: „I thought we played really really well, the audience was fantastic and full of love and we felt lucky every night to be onstage. […] Yet, each night our talented and inimitable frontman left the stage and the venue without saying goodbye as the rest of us continued to play on (we ended our set every night with the instrumental outro of „How Deep Is Your Love“). There was a deep schism; at night we weren’t on speaking terms with Luke yet during the day we were arguing about how to and if we should announce our break up. It was a weird, energized, positive and simultaneously shitty time.“

Nach einer Reunion in 2019, die in der Folge von Covid-19 zu einem Halt gebracht wurde, ist die Band nun ohne die beiden vorherigen Kernmitglieder Andruzzi und Vito Roccoforte überraschend wieder auf einer kleinen Tour und spielen im November in Hamburg und Berlin.

* Your three favourite Punk singles/songs?

** Ghost Rider by Suicide

** Venus by Television

** The Money Will Roll Right In by Fang

* A record that will make you dance?

Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs

* Your favourite song lyrics?

I think it’s hard to beat Texas Girl at the Funeral of her Father by Randy Newman

* The best “new” artist / band right now?

You know what, I’ve been taking care of my son Vincent for so many years I really have no idea. I could front and say I’m a modern music expert but part of this adventure is learning again about new music and feeling out how it is now. Now he’s in college I got space to listen to what ever comes. I’ve also never been particularly into modern sounds. Sure something comes along and it’s great but there is a whole world of recorded music at every era to learn about in your phone twenty four seven

* Your favourite song about rebellion/revolution?

Mace and Grenades by Hugh Masekela

I love the drums and how it feels. I love the way he sings. Bob Marley has some amazing stuff too like Small Axe. Or even Pride by U2, that can make you feel a certain way if you’re in the right headspace. How about Street Fighting Man

* Your favourite movie about music – and why?

Probably Don’t Look Back with Bob Dylan by DA Pennebaker
I used to wake up everyday in my twenties and try and channel that. It seems to have worked.

Also Synth Britannia on the BBC. It’s hard to pick one because my entire life is a giant watching of music documentaries and reading music books. I’m as much a fan of music journalism as I am of music. They really are the same thing.

* Your favourite song this year so far? (or last year?)

No idea yet

* The best song you’ve ever written / recorded?

Probably How Deep Is Your Love.

That song wasn’t even supposed to happen. And the whole time I was in the studio the other guys in my band at the time were like, this isn’t gonna work we should stop and the producer Phillipe Zdar was like, no way. Let’s make it happen. Guess what, it happened

* Your favourite artist / band from New York ever?

I wouldn’t say I have a favorite but I think it’s interesting that people don’t talk about Kiss being from New York much even though they were right there with the New York Dolls and the rest of em. New York is simply just the best. The Beastie Boys might be an interesting choice. I dunno, how can you pick one perfect New York band. The classic answer is the Velvets, it’s hard to front on that. I’m just happy my band is sometimes part of the conversation

* LCD Soundsystem, !!! or Yeah Yeah Yeahs – which one do you prefer and why?

That’s a personal question. LCD started their band to open for us. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are nice people but they certainly didn’t do that.

* Your favourite german song/record?

Sails of Charon by The Scorpions.

I’m partial to all the Uli Jon Roth records they made with him. He’s a genius and he created a whole mythology about his guitar and married Jimi Hendrix’s girlfriend and wore all of Hendrix’s clothes on the record covers. How amazing is that. Plus he can play really beautiful harmonized solos. Klaus has a really good voice and the rest of the guys aren’t slobs either. You’re probably expecting me to say Can right? You already knew about them and have five books written by Julian Cope and his successors

* Your favourite record of all time?

That would be Ziggy Stardust. You can’t make a better record than this and more importantly it influenced everyone else I love. Here is a great doc narrated by my pal Jarvis:

(Antworten: Luke Jenner)

Auf den Bühnen:
Nov 15, 2025: Fabrik / Hamburg, Germany
Nov 17, 2025: Frannz / Berlin, Germany