"New albums by the Strokes and the Rapture aren't challenging their current fans. They're only ratifying their record collections" is the pull quote from the article New York Rock's Latest Hangover in Sunday's New York Times. That is exactly what I was trying to say back in July when I did a write up for Tangents on the "Yes New York" comp; however, the writer of the Times article has more good things than bad to write about the Rapture. The Strokes seem to be dooming themselves (and their bank accounts) to being the new Ramones (chord, chord, beat, fuzz pedal). I suppose there are worse fates.
