Interpol, "Antics"

The leaked copy was also the highlight of a party I was at earlier this week, and watching a Pitchfork hipster air-drum to "Slow Hands" made me want to strangle someone. I've got to say though, that it sounded much better at the party than when I first heard it at home, and that generally I like Interpol much better when I'm drunk.

The reviews in general seem to be a lot more favourable than that of say, Room On Fire, which seemed to get slammed - only to emerge as a pretty solid follow up in terms of general reception. I suspect Antics is the same deal. Actual Interpol fans would surely be exhibiting knee-jerk-itis to dismiss the progression here. Good stuff! Evil, Narc, Take You On A Cruise, Length Of Love, hell, most of it's really good. okthxbye.

Artists and genres tend be seasonal for me. Getting hold of "important financial notes" in July when I was thinking and wanting big brother beats and mojito-sipping minimal house pushed Antics out or rotation quickly. Now? Now I can't stop listening to the damn thing.

Maybe I'm just an Interpolwhore, but this is exactly the balance of chugging guitar interplay, keys, and melody I had hoped Interpol would create in TOTBL's follow-up. Maybe it's "more of the same," but there's unquestionable progress on almost every front.

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0441/wood.php

Already deleted from my ipod.

"Evil" has a few great lines. So does "Narc."

The guitars are, indeed, quite spindly.

I'm considering getting it coz of a Philistines Jr link.

I found their first album to be pretty boring, perhaps I should have listened to it more than a couple of times.

I won't suggest it's as end-to-end solid as "...Bright Lights" but it certainly provides Interpol with enough mid- and uptempo tracks to keep a concert, and fans thereof, chugging along.

Equal to or better than "Evil" :: "Not Even Jail" | "Take You On A Cruise" | "Slow Hands"

Can be interpreted as monolithic.

Can be interpreted as monolithic.

Because it's really pretty boring. If I want "disciplined" songcraft I'll listen to Beethoven or some shit. Fuck boring NY hipster-yuppie
bullshit.

Evil is good, everything else is like the worst songs of bright lights.

maybe they were on drugs when they wrote the lyrics? nirvana had sick lyrics and they were nonsensical. but these are just lame. maybe they should get into heroin.

I wish they'd do a radiohead and get into electronic sounds.
or do a sonic youth and do something interesting with their guitars.

still stands up.

SO SHIT

Pisces you were right and then you were wrong.

definitely a classic album, just as good if not better than bright lights. so sad how they lost the plot after '05. olta and s/t have some good songs but are bogged down with mediocre trash, questionable production, and an encroaching cheesiness. they still RAWK live though. i think they'll make another record