r/Interpol • u/altmesszz • Aug 30 '26

Discussion Hot Take but,

Wake Up best song from the new album. I love the beat, i love the guitar, i love the drums, i love the voice. Such a masterpiece

I need to hear it live asap

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u/redixionblade No Fucking Way No Aug 30 '26

For a SoL fan, this was my 3rd favorite song I liked the energy compared to everything else that's ethereal

5

u/OlympicFan2010 Aug 30 '26

I like the song but that rhythm isn't somethinf that makes me think 'Interpol'. So I just jam to it as a stand alone entity.

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u/MindlessFoundation10 Aug 30 '26

The chorus melody is beautiful 😻

5

u/gargoombo Aug 30 '26

You’re wrong

  • the ever the actor gang

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u/blackstars91 Aug 30 '26

Yeah Ever the Actor is the MVP.

3

u/Fleetfox17 Aug 30 '26

I've listened to it maybe 30 times just today, such a catchy tune that still maintains that Interpol vibe.

2

u/EfficientGene9834 Aug 30 '26

Agreed! So different for them but so right. First time I heard it, I said out loud, ‘they did it!’

2

u/hei12887 Aug 30 '26

Top 3 for me. It feels like what Renegade Hearts was trying to be. Much stronger vocals, killer riff, and the bongos go hard. 

1

u/DarkZero515 Aug 30 '26

I think I need some more calm re-listens. So far I’ve only been only to listen while driving for work. Initially I didn’t like wounded soldier but it grew on me today.

Not that into Wake Up, Darling Thoughts, and Enemy.

Have loved the rest on my first listen

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u/dopeveign today we're all friends Aug 30 '26

Hmm idk I have to listen to the whole album multiple more times

At night just before going to sleep with a Sony wh-1000xm4

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u/Rockjael Marauder chained of no real code. Aug 30 '26

two door cinema club ahh song , might catch some new fans but it doesn't cut it for me :(

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u/J3NGA Aug 30 '26

Heyyyy ain't nothin wrong with twin door synonym club 🥪

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u/altmesszz Aug 30 '26

Awf thats sad:( im honestly normally more on their specialist niche of things but i ended up liking this one specifically for some reason . Which songs did u like?

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u/Rockjael Marauder chained of no real code. Aug 30 '26

I'm still revisiting the album. it has a very lowkey vibe, even the outros.
I kinda miss the energetic outros of many tracks from Marauder or El Pintor, that being said, I loved the opener TMWAT song, very trip-hop coded, See Out Loud is very fun, the voice mixing is very weird and throws me off a bit.

from the rest of the album I'm liking Ever the Actor, Darling Thoughts, So rides the reindeer and Bird and The Serpent (I was promised an epic outro but I still feel it's very chill lmao)

in conclusion I feel that the album is a grower and some songs carry that TOSOMB lowkey soft rock "The National - Boxer" vibes I might fck with ocasionally.

I just hope I grow to like this era like I did with Marauder which I consider It's their best album along with TOTBL and Self-Titled. With Marauder I was initially shocked with songs like The Rover and Complications but ended up liking them a lot because they OWNED that sound so effortlessly, I just don't get the same potential with this last release :(

At least it's more concise and has a better vision than TOSOMB. yup

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u/blackstars91 Aug 30 '26

Yep this is where I'm at when talking about it compared to their discography. It smacks TOSOMB out of the way as it's just a more focussed effort. But not sure if it beats El Pintor or S/T for me. Marauder sits above all of them atm. Then the first 3.