New York’s post-punk-electro pioneers the Rapture invigorated the
indie-rock world with their chaotic rhythms, disco beats, and tattered
guitars melded with electronics. A decade of imitators later and you
might not fault them for meandering further afield with “In the Grace of
Your Love.’’ The expansive “How Deep Is Your Love?’’ revolves around a
looping house-style piano riff, saxophone, and layers of dense
percussion that build toward a spiritual righteousness you’d expect from
a preacher on the saving-souls circuit. “It Takes Time to Be a Man’’ is
a soulful slow jam over what sounds like a pensive hip-hop piano
sample. “Come Back to Me,’’ on the other hand, features a disposable
vocal from the campiest gay club in town, and the title track is a
sodden heap of wailing. Opener “Sail Away’’ is a better execution of
that same approach. With its meat-and-potatoes disco-punk beat and
rousing keys, it feels like it’s reaching beyond the known universe of
the typical club scene. (Out tomorrow)
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