Interpol

• Pop

Interpol are coming back to Germany for the 20th anniversary of »Antics«. Interpol shoulder the heavy cross of their second album with surprising ease. »Antics« is a worthy successor to the justifiably highly praised debut »Turn On The Bright Lights«, the common thread of which is picked up again and the influences reaching back to the late seventies and early eighties can once again be clearly heard.



But now please don’t shout retro rock and new wave revival again, because what can the four studious guys from the eternally bubbling New York melting pot do for the fact that they were still in nappies when punk and wave were raging back then? Like Radio 4 or The Faint, Interpol have internalised the spirit of that time and continue its sound with other means. Interpol sound very English again when they play their ten dark songs – heavily infected by The Sound, Joy Division or Chameleons. On »Antics«, the men, always elegantly dressed like The Godfathers of old, know how to develop melodies, slow down or pick up the tempo and elicit chords from the guitars that have not been heard for a long time.

The highlight of the album is perhaps »Slow Hands« with fast, dry riffs that even Franz Ferdinand couldn’t have managed better. An album that is one of the highlights of 2004, a year not exactly lacking in highlights thanks to Radio 4, Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, Modest Mouse or Liars.

PERFORMERS

Interpol band

PROGRAM

»Antics 20th Anniversary Tour 2024«