Interpol LIVE @ Electric Ballroom, London 25.6.14
Alejandro De Luna
Review originally published for Gigslutz
Say hello again to these black angels of sombre melancholy, defying rhythmic tempos and mathematical sonic precision. Just less than three months ago, Interpol triumphantly left the iconic art-deco walls of Brixton Academy splattered with their sound. Last Wednesday, the New York rockers successfully turned on the bright lights again with a victorious comeback to London´s Electric Ballroom. The dose: An intimate warm up show with a classic-driven set prior to their massive gig in Glastonbury.
“You are a past sinner, the last winner…”
Interpol despise their third and fourth album? The current fan-dreamlike setlist that includes just one song from their 2007-2010 era proves that, beyond the obvious inclusions from the upcoming album, their nostalgia and pride goes back to Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) and Antics (2004), their seminal and essential albums where Interpol used to be one of the best bands in the planet. Certainly, the crowd acclaimed the incorporation of such a classic driven set, when their last two efforts were nothing but a hard to swallow disappointment in comparison to Interpol’s majestic career from ’97 to ’04.
If Paul Banks’ somber vocal tones and Daniel Kessler’s hypnotic riffs are the heart of the band, let me tell you that the soul resides in Interpol’s rhythmic section – probably one of the most savage, effective and underrated in pop music. Sam Fogarino’s – looking like an Italian-American mafioso – precision and rigor in drums is what brings out the pace that explodes into their well known sea of introspective and funeral hysteria. And what about Brandon Curtis’ bashful keyboards that blend perfectly with Brad Truax’s mournful bass lines? Just essential.
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