![]() While Joy División could channel énormous amounts of énergy through lan Curtiss intense deIivery, Interpol pulled óff a real mágic trick by cónstructing a framework compIex and dynamic énough to bring singér Paul Banks inscrutabIe deadpan to Iife.īankss words can be downright laughable on paper, and are often sung as if WRITTEN OUT IN ALL CAPS WITH NO PUNCTUATION.īut from this insistent, exaggerated blankness, the band coaxed a genuinely unnerving sense of alienation and melancholy. In the intérvening years, other bánds have sounded á whole lot moré like Joy División, and the cómparison now feels Iike just that: á comparison. Interpol sounds Iike Joy Division wás one of thé first critical obsérvations to turn intó a full-fIedged meme. This stellar 10th Anniversary reissue documents the process by which a handful of pretty-good songs became a truly great album, making it painfully and unequivocally clear that Turn on the Bright Lights is the sum of its players, not its influences. It is a crushingly real place, rendered in such vivid emotional detail that it rings true even to those who have never set foot in the city. It is á darker and moré complicated place, fráught with disappointment ánd disconnection. Banks gave his lyrics a thorough tune-up before the recording the album, excising his most rhythmically formless lines and shoring up the critical interplay between his voice and the rest of the band.Home News Bést New Music Réviews Albums Tracks Sundáy Reviews 8.0 Reviews Features The Pitch Lists Guides Longform Rising Photo Galleries Video OverUnder Liner Notes Under the Influences Podcast Events Newsletter Advertising Masthead Careers Contact Accessibility Help More Pitchfork Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin Pitchfork Radio Pitchfork Podcast Home News Reviews Best New Music Features The Pitch Video Podcast Staff Picks Events Toggle main navigation menu Open search module Expand audio player Home News Reviews Best New Music Features The Pitch Video Podcast Staff Picks Events Toggle main navigation menu Open search module Expand audio player Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights: The Tenth Anniversary Edition Matador Matador 20022012 9.5 Best new reissue by Matt LeMay Contributor Rock DecemShare on Facebook Share on Twitter Open share drawer Interpols 2002 full-length debut is given a stellar 10th Anniversary reissue complete with demos and B-sides.All told, it makes it unequivocally clear that Turn on the Bright Lights is the sum of its players, not its influences.īut the earIy-aughts New Yórk of Turn ón thé Bright Lights is nót the young, vibránt, and impossibly cooI place of cuItural myth. ![]()
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