At some point early on, someone decided to start comparing this New York trio to Joy Division, which makes sense given the mannered, precise fashion in which the group builds tension and (sometimes) releases it, and the fact that Paul Bank's voice occasionally approaches the depths of Ian Curtis' thick baritone. These comparisons began snowballing and eventually turned to accusations of cloning. This is a horribly nearsighted way of viewing the band; a Joy Division comparison is only one of many that can be   [ read more ]

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The follow-up to their mega-successful debut is no less brooding and intense, but it's now charged with flashes of color and romance. Antics infuses Interpol's dark musical landscapes with new optimism. Vanity Fair called it "achingly beautiful...explores emotional blues, but never, ever plays the blues," while Interview said it's "dark, hypnotic, and immensely catchy." Around here, we just call it great.

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Includes poster. "Interpol doesn't stray far from the formula that helped its first two Matador albums sell more than 1 million copies combined on the new Our Love To Admire, due July 10 via Capitol. First single 'The Heinrich Maneuver' is a peppy kiss-off to an ex-love now residing on the opposite coast. The band is on familiar footing with tracks like the tense 'No I in Threesome'('Maybe it's time we give something new a try,' frontman Paul Banks sings) and the relentless 'Mammoth', which are loade   [ read more ]

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"Interpol doesn't stray far from the formula that helped its first two Matador albums sell more than 1 million copies combined on the new Our Love To Admire, due July 10 via Capitol. First single 'The Heinrich Maneuver' is a peppy kiss-off to an ex-love now residing on the opposite coast. The band is on familiar footing with tracks like the tense 'No I in Threesome'('Maybe it's time we give something new a try,' frontman Paul Banks sings) and the relentless 'Mammoth', which are loaded with Daniel Kes   [ read more ]

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Matador is re-launching Interpol's second album, Antics, with a back-to-school LIMITED-EDITION DOUBLEPACK BONUS CD, containing five new tracks and three videos. BONUS CD CONTENTS: "Song Seven" (hard-to find studio outtake from 'Antics'); 1 remix by each band member; "NARC" remixed by Paul Banks; "Not Even Jail" remixed by Daniel Kessler; "Length Of Love" remixed by Sam Fogarino and Bob Mould; "Public Pervert" remixed by Carlos D. The three videos from the album as QuickTime files: "Slow Hands," dir   [ read more ]

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Had Interpol been honest with themselves before making their second album, they would've accepted the fact that improving on the debut would be out of the question. Their prime objective, then, would be to make a different record -- not a better one. Suck it up, prepare for the inevitable "sophomore slump" darts, and get on with it. Having fielded comparison after comparison since the release of Turn on the Bright Lights, you'd think the band would've also thought to be more cautious the second time a   [ read more ]

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Though Our Love to Admire is technically Interpol's first major-label album, the way the band attempted to streamline the gorgeously dark atmospherics of Turn on the Bright Lights into something more marketable on Antics made that album feel more like their big-time debut than this album does. On Our Love to Admire, Interpol spends roughly half their time following Antics' gameplan of distilling their sound into readily accessible hooks, and the other half stretching their sound with de   [ read more ]

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Though Our Love to Admire is technically Interpol's first major-label album, the way the band attempted to streamline the gorgeously dark atmospherics of Turn on the Bright Lights into something more marketable on Antics made that album feel more like their big-time debut than this album does. On Our Love to Admire, Interpol spends roughly half their time following Antics' gameplan of distilling their sound into readily accessible hooks, and the other half stretching their sound with de   [ read more ]

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Had Interpol been honest with themselves before making their second album, they would've accepted the fact that improving on the debut would be out of the question. Their prime objective, then, would be to make a different record -- not a better one. Suck it up, prepare for the inevitable "sophomore slump" darts, and get on with it. Having fielded comparison after comparison since the release of Turn on the Bright Lights, you'd think the band would've also thought to be more cautious the second time a   [ read more ]

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Had Interpol been honest with themselves before making their second album, they would've accepted the fact that improving on the debut would be out of the question. Their prime objective, then, would be to make a different record -- not a better one. Suck it up, prepare for the inevitable "sophomore slump" darts, and get on with it. Having fielded comparison after comparison since the release of Turn on the Bright Lights, you'd think the band would've also thought to be more cautious the second time a   [ read more ]

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One might go into a review like this one wondering how many words will pass before Joy Division is brought up. In this case, the answer is 16. Many are too quick to classify Interpol as mimics and lose out on discovering that little more than an allusion is being made. The music made by both bands explores the vast space between black and white and produces something pained, deftly penetrating, and beautiful. Save for a couple vocal tics, that's where the obvious parallels end. The other fleeting comp   [ read more ]

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