Interpol - Interpol

Although, tbh, that line in question is almost always lol-worthy.

d00d, I actually really like the first two Interpol records! there was a period from, like, fall 2008 to the beginning of 2009 where that's what I listened to the most

then I listened to Our Love To Admire, didn't like it -- did like the Banks solo record, but it doesn't touch either of the first two Interpol LPs. looks like this one isn't gonna be that great, but we'll see

I think there's a certain downhill trend:

Turn On the Bright Lights - 9,0
Antics - 8,4 (definitely a grower, but after it clicked it's magical)
Our Love to Admire - 7,7 (a few standout tracks and sometimes a bit dull, but still great)
Interpol - 7,0 - (first half is more than promising, second half is pedestrian, expect the great closing track)

really really dug both their first two albums as well. and I love their lyrics.

can't understand how even fans didn't hear that they were a one-album band.

My ratings:

Interpol EP - 8.2
Turn On the Bright Lights - 9.6
The Black EP - 7.5
Antics - 4.9
Our Love to Admire - 2.3
Interpol - ???

Antics - 4.9

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i liked antics better than bright lights, less straight up early 00s post-punk revival and more interesting and catchy melodies imo

My ratings:

Interpol EP - 8.2
Turn On the Bright Lights - 9.6
The Black EP - 7.5
Antics - 4.9
Our Love to Admire - 2.3
Interpol - ???

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor)

on this trajectory, i'd answer the ??? question at, say, 0.1.

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Got a hearly lol from that Steve C. pic upthread, thanks!

*hearty

Yikes!

a hearly lol

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Why is Pfork making markers and me wait until next week for our Interpol review...?

;_;

Listening to this now... ^___^

Bought this at Target today for $7.99. Haven't listened to it yet (busy transcribing an interview with Phil Anselmo) but my wife likes it.

Why is Pfork making markers and me wait until next week for our Interpol review...?

;_;

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor)

man, no review? thinking of going to buy the record today -- maybe

I've listened once and it's not a record that I immediately love or hate. Mood is consistent throughout, no songs really jumped out at me as THE SINGLE or THE BEST SONG. Overall it's not offensively bad, but a bit of a snooze.

is the production any better than Our Love to Admire's?

Not sure, I listened on cheap earbuds. ;_;

i'll check it out

Might get around to listening to this, only because I recently was reminded that a few songs from Turn Off The Bright Lights were "quite good". Then I'll be let down and have to punch my balls or something.

no review for Interpol, sorry d00ds u_u

Pfork review is up and... it's not pretty, lol.

Brutal in its unflinching accuracy, economy and fairness. Solid state (and that's from a guy who harshes on [nabisco] as a side job).

i like it more than the last one.

Yeah, this is still way better than the last one.

Agree, Pfork was way too kind to that horrific last album. Nabisco OTM, though.

Yeah, I can't disagree with anything he had to say, but I'd have bumped the score up a couple of points.

YLTA is an abortion, 1.x, shit was just atrocious. Feel like this is yr #6.0 guyz.

^-Y+O

OLTA was one of those albums that, as soon as I saw the cover art (still-life wildlife portrait???) and the track listing ("No I in Threesome"???) I was like "oooooooohhhhh shit, this album is going to blow."

Hi. What'd I miss?

Pfork gave Interpol s/t album a well-deserved 10.0 Best New Music as well as Best Album of 2010 since it obviously has no competition.

9 years later and I finally think I understand the 'subway she is a porno' line

OLTA was one of those albums that, as soon as I saw the cover art (still-life wildlife portrait???) and the track listing ("No I in Threesome"???) I was like "oooooooohhhhh shit, this album is going to blow."

I thought it would be hilarious! I guess it didn't entirely follow through on that either.

RIP

R u happy that Pitchfork finally euthanized Interpol so that we don’t have to keep reading?
Who is next? Broken Social Scene? Animal Collective?
Is Interpol ‘over’?
Does Interpol even ‘sell records 2 mainstreamers’?
Is Interpol for failed cool dads?

^^^ on "The O'Reilly Factor" tonight.

Feel like Carlos made the right call. Feeling like they needed 2 call Carles 4 inspirationbro #RUbalearic?

Yeah the OLTA cover was a real 'oh shit' moment. Especially if you thought that the Interpol artwork /website/ merch in general around the time of 2002 was *the best* you had ever seen by a band in the modern era. Way classier and cooler than The Strokes at the time. *Man* i miss old Interpol.

Are their sensibilities so different? All I hear different about this record versus the first two is that this one has less hooks and we're all older.

cosign piscesx I wuz a believer.

her love's a pony

incredibly depressing interview with Carlos from last October that I just heard last night. goes in depth about the making of the s/t record and how he lost his mind and left the band. apparently he decided to leave, then recorded all of his bass and keyboard parts and gave them to the engineer, and never saw the band again. so the s/t record is vastly different than what it was "supposed to be"... thank goodness, I love the first half of this record so much, "Summer Well" is as good as anything on Antics. Interpol trying to go symphonic was bad news. Carlos says their goal going into the s/t record was to "make our Kid A."

https://soundcloud.com/thisisboice/talk-music-talk-with-boice-carlos-dengler-podcast-interview