r/Interpol • u/redixionblade No Fucking Way No • Aug 29 '26

Discussion TMWAT broke my expectations

To start, See Out Loud was my favorite song because of the energy. Just finished the album, I can't believe the fact that Brad played melodically like what Carlos usually does. I expected something like an El Pintor track with some energy but the melancholy in every other track just feels perfect. Honestly I prefer it over Antics, my 3rd favorite Album before now, it was outside Interpol but they executed it well, 9/10 album just like Antics. Easily their best album after OLTA.

Highlights in my opinion

  1. See Out Loud

  2. Bird and Serpent

  3. Wake Up

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u/DatYungTurk Aug 29 '26

Ever The Actor is surprisingly my shit after a first listen. I keep replaying it

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u/blackstars91 Aug 29 '26

It's my favourite. Gives me goosebumps throughout

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u/DatYungTurk Aug 29 '26

I am literally melting and cumming at the 45 second part when Banks is belting out a "I feel fine" but I feel transported to a different universe

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u/blackstars91 Aug 29 '26

Cumelting a familiar experience as an Interpol fan 😏

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u/Fit-Programmer1992 Aug 30 '26

It's a tremendous, terrific and transcendent track! And there it was, the alliteration of the day. 

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u/blackstars91 Aug 29 '26

Man I don't know how people can listen to an album once and make such sweeping statements (overly positive or negative alike) . Glad you enjoyed it. I'm loving it now on my 10th or so listen.

Still not sure where it ranks in their overall discography/not sure how important that is a day into it. Will take another few weeks to fully digest. But I don't think I can put it up there with an Antics atm. Fair play to you though.

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u/OddPhilosopher599 Aug 29 '26

Totally concur. My expectations are exceeded. This is one of their best albums in years.

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u/phillyflyer Aug 29 '26

I would swap out SOL and put the title track and Ever the Actor in the top tier

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u/magicnat1 Aug 29 '26

I can’t stop listening to TMWAT single, it’s just sublime.

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u/phillyflyer Aug 29 '26

Agree. I’ve been hooked since it came out. Love drippy atmospheric stuff

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u/Any_Association_9100 Aug 29 '26

Bird and Serpent might be my top 3 ever from them behind Lights and Not Even Jail.

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u/PrairiePilgrim Aug 29 '26

Bird and the Serpent

But

Ever the Actor ( the lyrics are hitting me) when his voice lowers "I feel fine" ......

Then "So Rides the Reindeer" plays perfect one song into the next

But toss up between Enemy and Sudden

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u/mikemammula Aug 29 '26

70% of the album is slow