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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Interpol |
| Record Label: |
Matador (record label) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
September 28, 2004 |
| Album Duration: |
42m:34s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Next Exit 2. Evil 3. Narc 4. Take You on a Cruise 5. Slow Hands 6. Not Even Jail 7. Public Pervert 8. C'Mere 9. Length of Love 10. Time to Be So Small, A |
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Interpol: Carlos D., Daniel Kessler, Paul Banks , Samuel Fogarino. The title of Interpol's second album, ANTICS, may conjure up images of carefree adventure, but anyone familiar with the New York City band's brooding post-punk sound knows that there's nothing lighthearted about their music. Although it's not a radical departure, ANTICS does reveal a broadening of the group's sonic palette. The opening track, "Next Exit," is a slowly building, piano-laden anthem, marked by singer Paul Banks's remarkably widened vocal range and strangely hopeful lyrics. Clearly the group is eager to move beyond the endless Joy Division comparisons they previously garnered, and this bid works to wonderful effect. Of course, many of the elements that made their debut, TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, so entrancing--soaring guitar riffs, tight bass lines, frenetic drumming--are still present, particularly on "Narc" and "Slow Hands," but even these tracks aren't merely content to repeat past glories. A solid album that improves upon... |
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