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
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, 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, August 30, 2018 6:20 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it sounds narrower than olta but this is a narrow band
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, August 30, 2018 6:38 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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