Interpol - Antics Poll

lol I have always thought "nursing an erection" *was* the line

One last thought before I stop posting and go do some work in my parents' yard: I dunno if it's just the "Not Even Jail"/"What Jail Is Like" association suggesting itself to my brain, but this album has always seemed somehow of a piece with The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen, at least thematically: substance abuse, gender and relationship power dynamics. The difference is that the Whigs have a theatrical side which I find wholly lacking in Interpol's music. Whether consciously or not, Paul Banks always seems to be writing/singing in 'his own voice' & never inhabits a character the way Greg Dulli does on "Fountain and Fairfax". I find the latter way more engaging and immediate: Let me drink! Let me taaaaallk!! is cathartic in a way no Interpol song has ever managed to be.

Not Even Jail also has one of my favorite bizarre metaphors by PB: "I'm subtle like a lion's cage." it's bordering on English as a second language. Another example: "You let the face slap around the self."

is that really what he's singing in "Slow Hands"? christ, man

yeah. it's great!!

I think a "is paul banks a good lyricist y/n" poll might be fun, have we done that before

The poll'll take us places, maybe to the beach

I watch the poll dance of the stars

The answer is obviously no.

not a poll but..

why is paul banks so loathed a a lyricist

I feel this thread missed a golden opportunity to title it "InterPoll - Antics"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ByDLvQiRk