INTERPOL voice/face has scored the soundtrack for black comedy
movie SISTER MIDNIGHT which premiered in Cannes last year.
He included two covers of Iggy Pop songs. Sister Midnight
from his 1977 album The Idiot and The Stooges‘ Gimme Danger
from their 1973 LP Raw Power.
Banks: “‘Gimme Danger’ is one of my favorite Stooges songs, and ‘Sister Midnight’ I was less familiar with, but it is the titular track of a film that is feral with Stoogian grit and joy, so I was equally excited to immerse myself in it, and find an interpretation that felt authentic to my voice‘
New York‘s rock darlings INTERPOL released their second
album ANTICS on 27 September 2004, 20 years ago.
A deluxe anniversary is out now. Different formats of Vinyl/CD/Digital with all
sort of specials, a 30-page booklet and some other collector items. Details here.
You can stream the digitally version below.
Frontman Paul Banks spoke with English music website NME about the making of Antics: “It was a fairly organic and not-contrived evolution of where we were with our songwriting. I’d like to say that we were pushing back on these labels of being super dour in the first round, but I’m not sure how much that would have actually had an impact on the material that we then wrote for ‘Antics’. We had a lot of ‘Antics’ written by the end of the ‘Bright Lights’ tour, so it was almost like a continuation.”
Of course ANTICS comes now in different formats Vinyl/CD/Digital with all sort of specials, a 30-page booklet and some other collector items to celebrate the 20th anniversary. All details here.
Frontman PAUL BANKS toldNME about the making of Antics: “It was a fairly organic and not-contrived evolution of where we were with our songwriting. I’d like to say that we were pushing back on these labels of being super dour in the first round, but I’m not sure how much that would have actually had an impact on the material that we then wrote for ‘Antics’. We had a lot of ‘Antics’ written by the end of the ‘Bright Lights’ tour, so it was almost like a continuation.”
To celebrate the anniversary, the band hit the road, mostly UK
and European shows, but end the trip in the US with 3 specials
shows (Chicago, Austin and L.A.) when they’ll play the album in
its entirety.
SINGLE ‘Slow Hands’
ALBUM
. US
06/13 — Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room 06/14 — Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
EU
06/19 — Monchengladbach, DE @ Sparkassen Park # 06/21 — Hanover, DE @ ZAG Arena # 06/22 — Berlin, DE @ Parkbuhne Wuhlheide # 06/24 — Vienna, AT @ Wiener Stadthalle # 06/25 — Gardone, IT @ Anfiteatro del Vittoriale 06/26 — Zurich, CH @ X-TRA 06/28 — Luxembourg City, LU @ Luxexpo The Box # 06/29 — Rotterdam, NL @ Rotterdam Ahoy # 06/30 — Antwerp, BE @ Live is Live Festival 07/02 — Gliwice, PL @ PreZero Arena # 10/19 — Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus ! 10/20 — Copenhagen, DK @ National Radio Koncerthuset ! 10/29 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso ! 10/30 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso !
UK
11/01 — Wolverhampton, UK @ The Halls of Wolverhampton !^^ 11/02 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo Manchester !^^ 11/04 — Glasgow, UK @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall !^^ 11/05 — Newcastle, UK @ O2 City Hall Newcastle !^^ 11/07 — Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon !^^ 11/08 — London, UK @ Alexandra Palace !^^ 11/10 — Dublin, IE @ 3Arena !
US
11/19 – Chicago, US @ The Salt Shed 11/21 – Austin, US @ Moody Amphitheatre 11/23 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
After about a million spins, that magical guitar line that comes on around
the 2-minute mark and sparkles until the end, still sounds so magnificently
crystal clear.
I had seven faces
Thought I knew which one to wear
I’m sick of spending these lonely nights
Training myself not to care
The subway is a porno
The pavements they are a mess
I know you’ve supported me for a long time
Somehow I’m not impressed
But New York cares (got to be some more change in my life)
New York cares (got to be some more change in my life)
Subway she is a porno
And the pavements they are a mess
I know you’ve supported me for a long time
Somehow I’m not impressed
It’s up to me now turn on the bright lights
Oh, it’s up to me now turn on the bright lights
It’s up to me now turn on the bright lights
Oh, it’s up to me now turn on the bright lights
New York cares (got to be some more change in my life)
New York cares (got to be some more change in my life)
It’s up to me now turn on the bright lights
(Got to be some more change in my life)
Oh, it’s up to me now turn on the bright lights
(Got to be some more change in my life)
NYC’s darlings INTERPOL have become a veteran band, after 27 years (damn, time
flies supersonically) of making superb alt music. Their sophomore LP ANTICS turns
20 this year, on 27 September.
Pitchfork said at the time: “Though Interpol couldn’t be expected to surpass their previous heights, it’s difficult to imagine a savvier or more satisfying second step. But the real revelation is that the band has wisely ignored a shortsighted perception of their career which dictates that where debut LP ‘Bright Lights’ was an audacious plunge from a great height, ‘Antics’ is the crucial landing. Even on those terms the band has succeeded. However, their liberation of form emphasizes the fact that, in the grand scheme of Interpol’s career, this is only one in a series of great, if not Great, albums. Antics shows Interpol shedding the weight of their accumulated baggage and (hopefully) staying a while. Full review here. Score: 8.5/10.
Interpol will celebrate the albums’ 20th birthday on the road.
First dates (UK), just announced. More shows, everywhere, TBA.
