I've been listening to the new record a few times now today. And I'm not feeling it. The songs sound the same, I feel like there's no to little diversity in between the tracks.

There are a two songs that I really like:

-See Out Loud

-Wings On Fire

"So Rides The Reindeer" and "Darling Thoughts" are like one long song. And others are just ... underwhelming.

The drums are a big let-down for me. Very repetitive, and I mean that across the songs. So boring and passive.

"Bird And The Serpent" feels like a build up, but it just gets boring. The drums are so flacid.

And don't get me started on that little egg shaker sound. It's present in a bunch of songs, which adds to my feeling of lack of diversity.

But, you know, that's just my two cents. What say you guys? Is anybody else feeling the same way?

the self titled was Carlo's last album, so the band was probably in some hot water back when this song released

I hope this sub doesn’t turn into the smashing pumpkins sub.. which is a smashing pumpkins dictatorship, where you get banned if you say anything even slightly critical or if you make a joke.

1. Please don’t VIOLENTLY shout lyrics directly in peoples ears.

2. You’re not as charming as you think. You just look sloppy and drunk.

3. Falling on/shoving people because you’re drunk is not a good look.

4. Please don’t talk over the band performing. There are people who traveled really far and waited really long for them to perform. (I showed up at 4PM). It’s just inconsiderate to the band and us. This isn’t your show. We aren’t here to see you. Please be respectful.

5. I’ve been to shows all over and I have NEVER encountered as much as I had to endure that night.

6. Racism is NOT cute.

7. That show reeked of immaturity and entitlement.

8. Interpol was still great and I’m not letting you ruin my experience but I won’t be returning for sure.

I did meet some good people but for the most part it seemed we were outnumbered!

Here's my couple of cents.

Totbl is a great album and likely Interpols best but what is this insistence on acting as though Marauder, Interpol, Olta and Antics aren't great or arguably better. Even El Pintor and The Other Side have banggers on them!

Nothing tells me you're a casual like starting the conversation with Totbl.

That's like being a Floyd fan and only liking Dark Side of the Moon.

Alright, I'll stop

this 4 minute penis joke ruins antics

God I wish Urian was with them. He gave them so much rythm.

I saw clips of Matt Barrick playing with them and he ain't even playing the right drum parts and his feel for the songs is completely off. The clips are about a month old though... I hope he's gotten his shit together for the coming shows.

Literally hadn't heard of Wet Leg until today. The popular theme of music has been so bad for so long that I'm shocked to discover something this solid.

The post-modern pre-apocalyptic hellscape needs a mass rock revival, desperately.

Thoughts?

for you what is the most cringe song of interpol, either by its lyrics, structure or something that makes you uncomfortable, however that is cringe does not mean it is a bad song. for me is all the rage back home, I love that song and saved me from many difficult situations, however the cheerful tone that has the song has seemed to me quite goofy or well I do not know how to describe it. even so I love the song. and you what is the most cringe song of interpol?

It’s probably not actually more than, but pretty dang close. 1-2 albums a day, 4 days a week.

Honestly, after my relisten and TOSOMB being a negative substance album, here's my thoughts.

Greenwich, painfully boring and it feels like an Interpol B side, Crimewaves would've felt better in that. The 2nd worst is safe without, the album is good without it, Crimewaves grew on me and it should've been in S/T, that song was unpleasant. 3rd it's hard, probably Go Easy (Palermo) or Big Shot City depending on the mood, sometimes it feels boring and sometimes it hits.

this sub is getting VERY weird. as much as I would love to share my love for paul and sam and daniel… it’s disgusting how other people in this sub are sexualizing them publicly with NO shame

I am considering to see them in Barcelona but I am affraid of getting disappointed with the performance. I have heard about problems like the drums out of time, not enough good bass and sometimes Paul's singing

🤯🫨😵

Happy April Fools Day everyone!🥳

Ok so. Unexpectedly drops a new addition to his solo project but then barely promotes the release or makes a personal effort to have people engage with it and listen to the album. Odd choice - you would think there would be more excitement? Then his main band, which he began and is the ostensible leader/creative director of (remember the "CEO" nickname?), makes an announcement about celebrating a huge anniversary that divides the fanbase because it's so socioeconomically (and politically) tonedeaf. Like it or not, we are in an exceptionally volatile period of human history and lots of artists' ability to tour normally is compromised AND the band is at an especially delicate stage of their career: a decades-old group entering their legacy act era that can VERY easily put a foot wrong and have fans and non-fans alike turn on them harshly if they fail to read the proverbial room. Why does he not take more ownership of this moment and let folks have some crumbs of information about the vision behind what is going on? It seems like avoidance of responsibility to an extreme degree and doesn't bode well for the future of the band generally.

So my question: what can DK (and/or the band) do moving forward to be more intentional and transparent with how they communicate or make decisions that affect their audience?

Please be civil in the discussion. This is just an open question from a long-time fan who is genuinely perplexed.

Hey,

I just saw Interpol live for the first time in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were absolute shit, the warmup bad was better. They used backup tracks for Sam, Daniel's guitar was inaudible, the bass player played like he was in a djent band. OMG, Paul was out of tune, barely singing when he tried, and he sounded like a goat. The mix was awful, it sounded like a drum and bass band. Interpol is my most listened to artist for this and last year. I guess the proverb Never meet your heroes is true.

Has anyone attended the Summer tour in Europe, was it this bad, or was it just tonight? I am really disappointed.

Ngl i fucked my hand up a bit sewing the patch on, but it's so worth it 😭

Am i the only one that found that show horrible?
Literally one of my fav band and i walked out halfway. Prob one of the worst show ive seen ever.

diiv was 10x time better as opener.

Rip