The Rapture Working With Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Producer on New Album

Following up his work on Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, French producer Philippe Zdar will lend his creative hand to The Rapture’s forthcoming full-length album.

In an interview with Pedestrian.tv, Zdar, also one half of Cassius, revealed as well that the rock band once heralded as the leader of a movement (Remember “dance punk”?) decided to embark a new musical direction. “All of the songs are stronger… well the seven or eight they sent me,” Zdar said of the still-untitled album. “There’s still a lot of what I loved about the first album [Echoes] on these new tracks and also a lot of futuristic stuff, so it’s really interesting.”

Three years have passed since Pieces of People We Love, the band’s last effort. Cee-Lo Green had contributed vocals for the title track, as Paul Epworth (Eliot James), Ewan Pearson (Goldfrapp) and Danger Mouse produced the album.

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