Echoes

This album is like a clusterduck of all emotions bundled up in an energizer bunny suit globe-trotting the world. It's like a dance party in your one room manhattan apartment where you hit your back on the stove and your front on the toilet whenever you bust a move. That being said, Echoes combines a post-punk attitude with electronic tendencies, creating music that is as blood-pumping as it is interesting. Track 6, ''House of Jealous Lovers,'' is one of my favorites, and is the essential song to get over your psycho ex that throws stuff at your head when you talk to other guys. Also, The Rapture brings a sense of humor to their music, with count-offs in several songs. Be sure not to skip any tracks, as the album sorts crooning ballads amoung dancier and punkier tracks.