It in fact, paced by the frenetic vocals is more akin to modern dark room ambience and post-‘whateveryoulike’ music. Traces of Strokes-esque arrangements may be found in “Say Hello to Angels”, but there is nothing “retro” about it. Loaded with the very accessible (their single “PDA”, replete with foot tapping beats and some loose sounding guitar work), almost tragic sounding (the opening “Untitled”) and a mish mash of punk sensibilities and relentless echo-like melancholia, Turn On the Bright Lights simply oozes musical sophistication.
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To the untrained ear (read: Joy Division? Never heard of them) Interpol’s full length is chock full of bristly guitars, chunky beats and rhythms that are complimented by Paul Banks oft gloomy but very vibrant voice. It is powerful, vibrant, moody and dark while evoking similarities to the likes of Joy Division. Upon feasting your ears on this eerie, enigmatic triumph, you can easily understand why so many will feature this as a year’s favorite. While the reviews and buzz surrounding their full length effort Turn On the Bright Lights has been overwhelmingly positive, it is with merit and justification. No, Interpol have been around for quite some time in fact, toiling in obscurity before Matador picked them up and released a short self titled EP. Do we have to brace ourselves for The Strokes all over again? Thankfully, the only similarity between Interpol and The Strokes is the probability that they have taken a cab in NYC. NY’s Interpol might fit that mold – what, with their expensive haircuts and tailored suits it’s easy to dismiss them as another clever marketing scheme. It seems that as of late, certain artists and their respective popularity are the results of crafty PR work, major label dollars and upscale style and fashion rather than their work and music. Hype and publicity can often play both hero and villain for surging musical acts.