Third single, with a video featuring Kristen Stewart. My favorite of the singles so far. Album is out at midnight, I guess. Excited for a new Interpol record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLk8i2zw2jU
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 02:07 (five years ago) link
man idk, this album is doing nothing for me. I hate the sound and Paul's vocals sound like scratch demos at times.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Friday, 24 August 2018 14:17 (five years ago) link
Yep same. There used to be a warmth to his vocals and now they just sound wrecked, dare I say unpleasant.
― Sam Weller, Friday, 24 August 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
there's a piece in Noisey I think where Paul ranks the albums based on how difficult/stressful they were to make. He confirms something I've always suspected: he refers to his vocals on Antics and Bright Lights especially as the sound of "someone who can't really sing." He got voice lessons during the making of OLTA after he wrote No I in Threesome and couldn't sing it consistently. Ever since then he's been all nasal and the beautiful sound of his untrained voice from the first two records is gone forever. The loss of Paul's baritone was a much more significant blow to the band than the loss of Carlos imo.
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
flappy, that anecdote also reminds me of early roxy where bryan ferry was untrained as a vocalist and became much cleaner-smoother over the course of their career. Also John Frusciante, but his singing did not change dramatically, just less raw
― Ross, Friday, 24 August 2018 17:08 (five years ago) link
funny, I think he sounds better on this album than the last several and the songs are more tolerable too. Only one listen so far but it seemed like their best album since the debut.
― akm, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
he beautiful sound of his untrained voice
lol wut
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 August 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
I wouldn't trade Simon Le Bon for anybody but no way would I ever call what he does in Jran Jran an example of beauty.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 August 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
i know you don't like them very much alfred but i do find Banks' singing & lyrics on those first two records transcendentally beautiful, and even after 10+ years of listening to them regularly, i still find myself overwhelmed by NYC, The New, Not Even Jail, Evil, PDA, and on and on and on...
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
lol I can think of few clumsier lyricists
― Οὖτις, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:48 (five years ago) link
I understand that completely, but for whatever reason he's my core, my heart music.
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 18:50 (five years ago) link
OLTA is the best album with the best singing and what seems to be the best sounding studio for them (electric lady)
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 24 August 2018 18:59 (five years ago) link
If you listen to olta and then switch to antics, the band sounds like they're playing inside a cardboard box in the latter
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 24 August 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
Otm
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 19:49 (five years ago) link
As I’ve said before the first side of the s/t is great, esp. Summer Well & Barricade. The production is good on that one. Totally lost me with El Pintor.
― flappy bird, Friday, 24 August 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link
a different interview, but the same anecdote about his voice and "No I in Threesome":
Has your relationship to your voice changed over time?Yeah.How so?Although I respected singers when I was starting out, it wasn’t what I considered myself to be. I came from a school of thought where like, Bob Dylan’s a writer, not a singer. Leonard Cohen’s a writer. Even Neil Young I’d put into that, or Beck. And those are all people who are my favorites. And then you get your sort of classically singing approach to vocals, and I would say, “Okay, that’s Céline Dion.” And I’m not that, I’m over here. I’m just some guy who yells and has lyrics.But by the time we got to the third record I wrote a song called “No I in Threesome,” and in it are these weird intervals. So we’d be in rehearsal, and when I wrote the melody, I could sing it. I wouldn’t write something that isn’t in my range. But I’d find that by the third time we did the song, I couldn’t sing it anymore. Or the next day I’d get to rehearsal and say, “I can’t sing that song. It’s so weird, what’s happening?” So I spoke to producer Rich Costey and he said, “You should go see this voice coach, Ron Anderson in L.A.” And I went to see this dude, and it’s been a very rewarding relationship that I’ve had with him all these years. I’m more of a trained singer; I’ve got five extra notes at the top of my range.But I feel like I went to it in a very organic way, and I stand by it: which is I wrote something that I couldn’t sing, and so voice training helped me to learn to get over these obstacles and free me up to write more adventurous melodies. Which is something I’m inclined to do, or I would have never had that problem. If I was comfortable staying in the limited range I had, I never would have written “No I in Threesome.” Obviously I was trying to go places.Anyway, then I maybe went in directions where I was in love or discovering sort of a higher register, and now I’m in a place where I remember that I like the baritone aspect of my voice. And now I feel I have a broader spectrum of things I can choose from as a singer, and I’m kind of enjoying exploring the breadth of that. In a nutshell, yeah, I think I’ve changed a lot as a singer. Even in the sense that I take myself more seriously or try and approach it as a singer. Which I literally didn’t even do before.
How so?Although I respected singers when I was starting out, it wasn’t what I considered myself to be. I came from a school of thought where like, Bob Dylan’s a writer, not a singer. Leonard Cohen’s a writer. Even Neil Young I’d put into that, or Beck. And those are all people who are my favorites. And then you get your sort of classically singing approach to vocals, and I would say, “Okay, that’s Céline Dion.” And I’m not that, I’m over here. I’m just some guy who yells and has lyrics.
But by the time we got to the third record I wrote a song called “No I in Threesome,” and in it are these weird intervals. So we’d be in rehearsal, and when I wrote the melody, I could sing it. I wouldn’t write something that isn’t in my range. But I’d find that by the third time we did the song, I couldn’t sing it anymore. Or the next day I’d get to rehearsal and say, “I can’t sing that song. It’s so weird, what’s happening?” So I spoke to producer Rich Costey and he said, “You should go see this voice coach, Ron Anderson in L.A.” And I went to see this dude, and it’s been a very rewarding relationship that I’ve had with him all these years. I’m more of a trained singer; I’ve got five extra notes at the top of my range.
But I feel like I went to it in a very organic way, and I stand by it: which is I wrote something that I couldn’t sing, and so voice training helped me to learn to get over these obstacles and free me up to write more adventurous melodies. Which is something I’m inclined to do, or I would have never had that problem. If I was comfortable staying in the limited range I had, I never would have written “No I in Threesome.” Obviously I was trying to go places.
Anyway, then I maybe went in directions where I was in love or discovering sort of a higher register, and now I’m in a place where I remember that I like the baritone aspect of my voice. And now I feel I have a broader spectrum of things I can choose from as a singer, and I’m kind of enjoying exploring the breadth of that. In a nutshell, yeah, I think I’ve changed a lot as a singer. Even in the sense that I take myself more seriously or try and approach it as a singer. Which I literally didn’t even do before.
http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/interview-paul-banks-of-interpol.html?utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_medium=s1
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
Then Ron Anderson has a lot to answer for.
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:11 (five years ago) link
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, August 24, 2018 12:08 PM (six days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
idgi, i love the sound of antics
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:20 (five years ago) link
it sounds narrower than olta but this is a narrow band
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:38 (five years ago) link
I just listened to OLTA for the very first time. I don't get the hate. This is pretty good. I like about 2/3rds of Marauder too.
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 30 August 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
the only problem i have with olta is that the chorus of "all fired up" is too boring for the rest of the song. otherwise it's my second favorite interpol record
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 14:50 (five years ago) link
"no i in threesome" is also weirdly my mom's favorite interpol song
Mom rock
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 30 August 2018 14:52 (five years ago) link
"who do you think" is the hidden gem on olta. gets stuck in my head all the time, don't even remember the last time I listened to it (just sold my OLTA vinyl reissue).
― flappy bird, Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
I misread Sufjan's post a few days ago - I think the opposite is true. Antics sounds so much fuller, wider. OLTA is the one that sounds tinny and compressed/scooped. for the most part the songs are good though, but also a lot of mediocrity on there, I agree completely with you Brad re: "All Fired Up." also "Pioneer to the Falls" is fine but feels like a forced epic. "No I in Threesome" is the only song that benefits from OLTA's trebly production imo, always loved the piercing intro.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
i get feeling that "pioneer" is forced but it's so lovely still. here comes the falls....
"mammoth," "pace is the trick," and "rest my chemistry" are basically my favorite interpol songs
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:41 (five years ago) link
they opened with "pioneer" when i saw them in vegas months before olta came out, i think that's part of why i love it so much
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/interpol/2007/the-joint-at-hard-rock-hotel-las-vegas-nv-2bd7dc4a.html
was a great show but also i've never felt the need to see them live again
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
Killer setlist! Kinda short though. Bummed I never got to see them live with Carlos. although the 2011 show I saw was great, leaned heavily on the first two records & best of the s/t: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/interpol/2011/930-club-washington-dc-bd34952.html
― flappy bird, Thursday, 30 August 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
Kinda short though
maybe that setlist incomplete, it certainly didn't *feel* that short. they didn't have an opener at that show either, just a dj playing she wants revenge songs
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 August 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
Mammoth is such a great song.
xpost : re SWR : could it have been the bloke from SWR in his DJ mode ?
― mark e, Thursday, 30 August 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
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For example, I think that 'No I In Threesome' and 'Evil' are great songs. 'Evil' tends to have less going on at a given moment, but somehow sounds more crowded, and the vocals get more easily lost.
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 30 August 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
which just makes 'Evil' a less exciting song for my ears. I'd have a hard time taking "this is a bad sounding songs band" as a good reason for preferring the other sound.
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 30 August 2018 21:04 (five years ago) link
but I actually do know what you mean, I just think it applies better to TotBL alone
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 30 August 2018 21:22 (five years ago) link
I don't know listening to this and El Pintor just make me really depressed. Believe me I'm trying
― flappy bird, Saturday, 8 September 2018 00:43 (five years ago) link
Really awesome 2.5 hour interview with Sam from a few months ago, on a drummers' podcast. Lots of info about inter-band dynamics, how they write, touring, gig prep, drum tech nerd stuff... they also go through Obstacle 1 like 30 seconds at a time and break it all down. So great: https://soundcloud.com/phil-smith-592966725/episode-99-interview-sam-fogarino-of-interpol
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
I haven't found anything -- not a thing -- on this new record that I like.
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 25 October 2018 09:15 (five years ago) link
I like the bookends. Nothing in between has hit me yet.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 25 October 2018 12:03 (five years ago) link
the new single sounds like what I imagined "Dave Fridmann producing Interpol" would sound like, and I like it more than most of the album
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 15:35 (five years ago) link
Weirdly I don't think this from the Marauder sessions - at the very least it was mixed separately / later on. Damn though. Really good song, maybe I'm just excited to hear them trying something new, with Paul's heavily distorted vox. Song goes a lot of places.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 19:54 (five years ago) link
hello simon and brad, new ep
Interpol Announce 'A Fine Mess' EP out May 17
1. Fine Mess2. No Big Deal3. Real Life4. The Weekend5. Thrones
I was wrong, all these songs were recorded during the Marauder sessions. apparently they played "Real Life" a lot during the TOTBL anniversary tour.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 28 March 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
PR:
Recorded during time spent in upstate New York with Dave Fridmann, the five songs that make up A Fine Mess gradually emerged as a body of work with a narrative and flow unto itself. The title track, and BBC 6 Music-playlisted single ‘Fine Mess’, then received further production from Kaines & Tom A.D. and mixing from Claudius Mittendorfer, who had first worked with Interpol as engineer on Our Love To Admire. The resulting set is a living, breathing postcard from the band to their fans as they tour the world throughout 2019, and a linear continuation of the visceral and contagious energy set loose with Marauder.Echoing its title, the artwork for A Fine Mess is illustrated by a series of lost images, recovered from an abandoned police station in Detroit, MI. In a crumbling evidence room – amongst the rubble – an undeveloped roll of film, dated “1-20-96”, featured latent images of a breaking and entering scene, the rooms in chaos.From the beguiling refrain of the title track, to the soulful topsy-turvy of ‘No Big Deal’, cathartic chorus of long sought-after live favourite ‘Real Life’, anthemic swell of ‘The Weekend’, and angular shades of ‘Thrones’, A Fine Mess is a bracing and distinct entry in Interpol’s oeuvre.
Echoing its title, the artwork for A Fine Mess is illustrated by a series of lost images, recovered from an abandoned police station in Detroit, MI. In a crumbling evidence room – amongst the rubble – an undeveloped roll of film, dated “1-20-96”, featured latent images of a breaking and entering scene, the rooms in chaos.
From the beguiling refrain of the title track, to the soulful topsy-turvy of ‘No Big Deal’, cathartic chorus of long sought-after live favourite ‘Real Life’, anthemic swell of ‘The Weekend’, and angular shades of ‘Thrones’, A Fine Mess is a bracing and distinct entry in Interpol’s oeuvre.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 28 March 2019 17:30 (five years ago) link