Interpol

This week is an exciting one. In about 5 short hours the man will be here and tomorrow we will be on our way to Atlanta for the Shaky Knees festival! Next week I'll do a big write up of everyone we saw and how it was, but this week I actually had a request from Stevo to write about Interpol. We're seeing them on Saturday, so it comes at just the right time.
I remember the first time I heard Interpol, it was their song "Obstacle 1" and it was playing at a bar I was in. I didn't get into Interpol until way later in the game, usually mistaking them for Kasabian, whom I'm honestly not a huge fan of. How I made this mistake, I will never know. (And I should probably give Kasabian another chance, high school Dee wasn't as eclectic.) This happened with Editors and The National too, but that's a whole nother thing. (#mybrain) The song "PDA" quickly followed, and I went and bought the album Turn on the Bright Lights the next day.
Even though I was out of college, their dark, repetitive sound brought me instantly back to the days of early high school when The Strokes dominated my whole musical existence. I didn't stop listening to the album for months, and quickly bought their other three. I quickly took to Antics, it being very similar, and from there my love for them grew. Their third album, while not as memorable is still a good, solid album. Their fourth...hmmm. So they just released their fifth album called El Pintor, and with a sigh of relief, all of the old Interpol sound was put back into it. I was lucky enough to catch them at Governor's Ball, where they played "All The Rage Back Home" for us, and it rocked.
It's honestly hard to describe Interpol, because I almost like them more for the feeling they give me when I listen to them, than the actual music. Whenever I listen to them, I'm transported to a time where I was young and extremely excited about finding new bands. When I listened to Turn on the Bright Lights for the first time, I got that feeling back. I hadn't found a band that had made me that excited in a long time, and for that they will always hold a special place in my heart.
When we saw them at Gov Ball, it was after leaving the Foster The People show early. Which I don't regret whatsoever. They played "Houdini," I was happy. And when Interpol came on stage, dressed to the nine's, I was glad I hadn't missed a second. They played a long time, performing a few songs from their then upcoming album, but mostly hitting the greats from their first two, like "C'mere" and "Hands Away." And being in New York was special as well, it was a home show for them, and the crowd was great. It was an interesting experience. Interpol puts on a great show, if you're familiar with their music. Not that they would be boring if you didn't know their songs, they're just not ones to interact with the crowd. The music, and their talent speaks for itself, and if you're a huge fan like me, it's everything you could want, but I could see it being hard to get into if you were just watching.
They finaled with "Stella was a diver and she was always down," the song extending to well over 10 minutes as they just stood and jammed with each other. And right when you thought it was finished, it suddenly dawned on you that they hadn't played "PDA" yet, which they ended up finishing the set with.
Writing this post is making me so excited for Saturday. I'm sad we're going to miss Neutral Milk Hotel, for they play at the same time, but I would give anything to see them again, and now I get to. So next week I'll probably have a better more detailed description of their set. Until then beloved readers.

Songs that dominated my musical existence:
Obstacle 1
NYC
PDA
Stella was a diver and she's always down
C'mere
Evil
Pioneer to The Falls
All the Rage Back Home