The Rapture Working With Danger Mouse

The Rapture have revealed that they are working alongside super producer Danger Mouse on what looks set to be a “brighter” second album.

The band have been in Los Angeles for the last two weeks working on demos for the follow up to 2003’s ‘Echoes’.

Drummer Vito Roccoforte told Rolling Stone: "The early demos we've played for people, they've said it's a little more 'like sunshine'. You know, a little brighter. Because of the headspace we were in."

Bassist Matt Safer added: "People thought that the songs were really dark the last time around, but I don't think anyone would walk away thinking that now. We wanted to do more of a fun, upbeat thing -- as cheesy as that sounds."

Most of the material, nearly thirty songs, originates from a six month period after the band had taken a break from touring ‘Echoes’.

Before recording the material however the four piece road tested it with several one off shows. "You sit around in the studio wondering if people are going to like it, and then you play it for people and you know right away. They can't fake it. It's really obvious. So we spent two months making the record, but a year getting ready to make it," said guitarist Luke Jenner.

Speaking of their work with Danger Mouse Jenner added: "Danger Mouse is definitely the most far-out thing we've done. This is the closest to a collaboration we've done - and it's definitely not a traditional approach. He just treats us like samples.”

“Instead of me going in and playing a guitar part - he'll take a little loop of it and use it to sound like something's exploding. It doesn't even sound like a guitar after he's done with it sometimes. That's new for us."