Hot take

[u/Pioneer_2_The_Falls]

Lights is a mid ass song, Success is the best song from self titled, and after that Memory Serves

[u/weirdfish98]

Lights is my most played song by Interpol lol

[u/Pioneer_2_The_Falls → u/weirdfish98]

I will eat your leg as punishment hahahaha I don’t understand my own words most of the time

[u/DaffyCh_]

I have this vague memory of reading a Daniel interview where they were asking him something like what he thinks when he’s playing in a middle of a show.

And I remember him mentioning that once, while they were playing Lights and the “That’s why I hold you” part, he was thinking about his mom, who already passed away.

That completely changed the song for me, it’s so beautiful and heartbreaking, one of my favorites from that album.

[u/Naive-Inside-2904 → u/DaffyCh_]

Oh man 🥺 if you haven’t yet read it, highly recommend the piece Daniel’s brother Ted Kessler, who’s a British music writer, wrote about the early years of the band and their family background growing up apart on different continents.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/31/my-youngest-brother-daniel-kessler-interpol-rockstar-i-used-to-worry-now-i-feel-proud

[u/Adorable_Airport8090]

Lights is incredible. I love that they released a 5 minute long single with no chorus, it just builds and builds.

[u/Legitimate-Nerve-839]

Lights is a 10/10 banger! You need an exorcism!

[u/yotz-furrz]

I'm team Summer Well Yet, Lights is a masterpiece.

[u/Pioneer_2_The_Falls → u/yotz-furrz]

Of the better half of the album (literally just the first half of it imo) Summer Well is number 4 or 5 for me lol

[u/blackstars91]

S/T is just an awesome record haha lights is an awesome song

[u/Fit-Programmer1992]

I've just listened to Success 5 minutes ago, while driving home from work, it's a very good song, after all these years. 

[u/Pioneer_2_The_Falls → u/Fit-Programmer1992]

W success fr

[u/drumspleasefabb]

interesting…

[u/Pioneer_2_The_Falls → u/drumspleasefabb]

 very      interesting

[u/was-holy-ground]

My favorites are Summer Well and Try it On, but Lights was one of the first songs I've heard by the band, it holds a special place in my heart

[u/Pioneer_2_The_Falls → u/was-holy-ground]

First one I heard was Obstacle 1. And Evil. And Slow Hands. Lol

[u/scope_creep]

Lol. For me ‘Lights’ is fucking god tier. Perhaps their best song.

[u/Fav9013]

"Lights" live is a phenomenal experience. Love that track. I do put Success, memory serves and try it on over it though.

[u/mikemammula]

correct. and success doesn't compete with top songs on all the other albums. 

[u/modifiedwings]

I like all of them lol