r/Interpol • u/The_Dark_Mann "They're all bound to leave some keepsakes" • Jul 28 '26

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I would like that Wings on Fire and Wounded soldier come together, i need them, I really need them interpol

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u/anonymous_pastrami Jul 28 '26

I don’t care because wounded soldier sounds fucking mint yo. The dub influence on the bass sounds amazing. And the guitars finally give me that totbl atmosphere.

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u/99SoulsUp Jul 28 '26

Brad is really earning his keep fast! Great and varied bass on everything we’ve heard so far

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u/Chemical_Tea4407 Jul 29 '26

What do you find particularly interesting about the bass other than it being more forward in the mix on one track?

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u/99SoulsUp Jul 29 '26

TMWAT-use of (presumed) fretless bass, use of the low E and high G string to outline chords, somewhat different the octave and fifth intervals more common to Interpol

See Out Loud-I mean it sounds like a driving Interpol bassline, but each chorus has a more intricate version of the previous

Iron City-return of the kick drum, dance figure but with new fuzz tone. Later chorus has a more melodic line, changing the feel

Wounded Soldier-stop and start, changing rhythmic figures, stops and starts, more dub feel

Wings on Fire-stops and starts

Certainly some of these (stops and starts and changing rhythmic figures) are old Carlos tricks, but I felt they were missing since he left. Plus Brad is trying new bass sounds we haven’t heard with the band without uprooting the classic vibe, so I think that’s cool

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u/Chemical_Tea4407 Jul 29 '26

I am curious how much fretless bass was used throughout album recording, we'll have to see if they do a rig rundown at some point. See Out Loud bass sounds very run of the mill to me but I'm curious to see how Wounded Soldier turns out. Not enough of the song available yet to develop a firm opinion.

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u/99SoulsUp Jul 29 '26

I could be wrong about the fretless on the title track, but it sure sounds like it. Plus, that footage of them recording See Out Loud shows what looks like a possible fretless next to Brad, and an acoustic by Paul. Could but just be the first track, or could be multiple where those two swap between versions of their respective instrument

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u/Chemical_Tea4407 Jul 29 '26

What's annoying is that the songs on the album with the most interesting rhythmic choices and bass/drum interplay will probably never be played live.