"Try It On" Interpol
Ok ok, I know what you're thinking. Liz, you love Interpol. Interpol released the new self-titled album 13 days ago... late much? I apologize for the delay; sometimes it takes a few solid listens before I'm moved (and this blog is about moving). So one of my favorite songs off the new album is "Try It On." It is a layered onion, seasoned indie rockers weaving a musical basket of minor goodness.
The song builds into a noise chaos that really moves me to tap my toe, close my eyes, and mentally float on a Paul Banks love cloud. The song starts with a child-like piano hook, creepy whistling, and a cymbal-infused drum beat. Paul Banks lays the monotone vocals, add some electric guitar ranting with a dash of kick drum, BAM before you know it, we have a clash of overlapping Paul Banks wondertones and you're rocking. This is Emeril shit.
When to play it: Lying on your couch in the dark with candles.
Side note: I'm sure Interpol fans would say the new album doesn't hold a candle (while lying on the couch) to "The Heinrich Maneuver," "PDA," "Specialist," or the like, but this album is cohesive in sound and craftsmanship, doom & gloom, and represents a general progression in Interpol's music self. Check it out at iTunes or give some songs a listen here.
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