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Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Phantroll

Interpol's surprise appearance on the file-sharing networks over the weekend was probably the biggest leak since Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, at least on my musical radar screen. With one cursory listen under my belt, I can safely say that it still sounds pretty much like Interpol, which is nice. I think we were all hoping more for natural evolution than for a dramatic change in direction.

I also really liked the image of the whole band living together in a house in Connecticut. Daniel mowing the lawn while Paul uses big, yellow gloves to pot a plant, Sam limping in from a jog and Carlos sitting in the kitchen in a bathrobe, enjoying his morning cocaine.

posted by Phantroll # 5:31 PM

Comments:

the new interpol is like the most amazing thing ever.

i want it to have my babies.

-mishie (www.boltofblue.net/michelle)

# posted by

Anonymous : 1:59 PM

I liked that Stills record, son.

I also like the comment about going from leading a movement to following it. Because it's true, really -- this isn't an album where you go, "Damn, never heard nothing like that before."

But I think the songs will pull it through -- they're really solid, and a lot of bands in that crowded field Interpol pioneered have come up with a lot of forgettable shit -- including, probably, the Stills, though I still like how earnest and jangly they sound.

# posted by

Phantroll : 5:26 PM

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