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Post by I Got Soul. on Apr 26, 2007 9:56:13 GMT -5
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 and hits radio May 7; the band has been playing it of late during its just-concluded Canadian tour.
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," Banks sings) and the relentless "Mammoth," which are loaded with Daniel Kessler's simple, repeated guitar riffs and Carlos D's powerful bass underpinnings.
There are some new sonic experiments; the album begins with the funereal, nearly six-minute "Pioneer to the Falls," featuring Jim Morrison-esque crooning from frontman Paul Banks, and wraps with another unusually ambient piece, "The Lighthouse." Hints of soul creep in on the spaced-out "Rest My Chemistry" ("I've slept for two days / I've bathed in nothing but sweat," Banks sings) and "Pace Is the Trick."
Interpol will air out the new material in front of its biggest audience yet tomorrow (April 27) at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Only three other U.S. shows are on tap as part of the current summer schedule, which is dominated by international festival dates through late August.
Here is the track list for "Our Love To Admire":
"Pioneer to the Falls" "No I in Threesome" "The Scale" "The Heinrich Maneuver" "Mammoth" "Pace Is the Trick" "All Fired Up" "Rest My Chemistry" "Who Do You Think" "Wrecking Ball" "The Lighthouse"
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Post by I Got Soul. on May 30, 2007 21:55:41 GMT -5
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Our Love To Admire is at once unmistakably Interpol and undeniably new. The witty and perverse "No I In Threesome" is an upbeat ode to shaking up a staid relationship propelled by Carlos D's peerless bass melody while the tenderly observant "Pace Is the Trick" proves that the band are still the masters of the dramatic – check the painful pause right before the sinfully satisfying return of Sam's thundering drums and Daniel's ringing lead guitar. The band's impressively seductive evolution is obvious all over the record, but never more so than on tracks like "Mammoth," "Who Do You Think" and on the album's lyrical centerpiece, the ghostly "Rest My Chemistry." While Daniel is understandably proud of the song he cautions against reading too much autobiography into its lyrics. "We always leave the interpretation to the listener," he says. "I mean, you shouldn't watch a movie for the first time listening to the director's commentary!"
Our Love to Admire closes with "The Lighthouse," a funereal dirge that is among the most unexpected and memorable songs ever recorded by the band. Almost entirely percussion-free, the song is constructed around Daniel's mournful guitar and Paul's sparten lyrics. Not only is it one of their finest moments to date, it provides the album's most goose-bump inducing moment, the very same reflex shivers that make Interpol live shows such an exhilarating experience. As the very last song the band recorded for the album it was, they say, the hardest to play. The hypnotic guitar part was played on a 50-year-old guitar that had toxins on the strings, providing Daniel with a blistering and painful sensation in his fingers. The band weren't even sure the track would make it out of the studio, but once they heard Paul's remarkable vocals they were floored. The song – and the album – doesn’t so much end as it bleeds to a close with a long, echoey coda filled with feedback and strin! gs. A fittingly dramatic end to a stunning and emotional journey. Interpol is back, every bit as good as before but charged with a new spirit, a new direction, a new label and, most of all, a new confidence.
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Post by Doctor Blind on Jun 1, 2007 10:51:17 GMT -5
That review only adds to my ever increasing anticipation for the new album now. It's very exciting isn't it?
Lead single is fantastic, so far so good- I expect only great things!!
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Post by I Got Soul. on Jun 20, 2007 9:11:54 GMT -5
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Post by I Got Soul. on Jun 21, 2007 8:32:36 GMT -5
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Doctor Blind
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Post by Doctor Blind on Jun 23, 2007 12:57:11 GMT -5
I reckon this album is gonna blow everything else released so far this year out of the water. I can just feel it.
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Post by I Got Soul. on Jun 23, 2007 22:00:09 GMT -5
I reckon this album is gonna blow everything else released so far this year out of the water. I can just feel it. I get a similar feeling when listening to "Rest My Chemistry" especially. They have such a tenacious means of producing bone-chilling lyrics and throbbing bass guitar rhythms. Everything is synchronous, complete harmony. They shake the foundations.
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Post by I Got Soul. on Jun 24, 2007 9:19:27 GMT -5
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Doctor Blind
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Post by Doctor Blind on Jun 24, 2007 13:54:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up, Rog!
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Post by I Got Soul. on Jul 12, 2007 7:43:18 GMT -5
Expected to sell 80-90k in it's first week in the US. A debut sales week best for Interpol
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Post by Doctor Blind on Jul 12, 2007 14:00:24 GMT -5
Great news. It is also expected to debut at #2 in the UK. ;D
I love the album - opener "Pioneer To The Falls" is IMMENSE!!
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