I gasped when I found out that Interpol was coming out with a new album. Then I threw up a little in my mouth when I heard the first single.
Why, Interpol, why? What happened to the minimalist, sparse guitar riffs? Why did you have to sell out with lighter, more accessible music?
Turn On The Bright Lights remains one of the most mysteriously affecting albums of my life. Antics was crap. Our Love To Admire is worse. Interpol needs a return to form.
Oh yes, and I’m in love with Cat Power. Not from her new stuff, which I find pretty boring (her material was a lot more interesting when she was a drunk), but from the way she dances in the Cross Bones Style video.
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And while it doesn’t exactly make me go out and buy Kleenex at Costco, it does make me rub against the corners of walls and door frames in a felonious manner.
Don’t worry, Mel der Maur, no one will ever replace you.
Agreed on the most recent Cat Power album being a snoozer. If you haven’t seen it already check out her video for He War. I like that one a lot. If you like this kind of stuff, perhaps check out Scout Niblet or Jolie Holland.
I will have to look into those artists.
I didn’t know about Cat Power until V for Vendetta came out. Her song in that movie stuck out enough for me to look up who it was, she’s definitely got a unique sound. I dig it.
I didn’t even notice her song in the movie. I wonder if it was from her newer stuff, or her older stuff.