This record is no fun at all, the tension is rarely resolved, and -- oh no! -- it isn't exactly revolutionary, though some new shades of gray have been discovered. But you shouldn't allow your perception to be fogged by such considerations when someone has just done it for you and, most importantly, when all this brilliance is waiting to overwhelm you.
Turn On the Bright Lights has been one of the most strikingly passionate records I've heard this year. That other people I've spoken with have the opportunity to experience it, and that they feel similarly about it, can only be a good thing.
Interpol have emerged at time when reinventing the past is the new “it” thing. They take that 80s melodic, post-punk sound and make it feel renewed rather then rehashed.
As a debut full-length, the group is definitely doing some excellent stuff, but like any band that gets swept up by the hype machine, you may be disappointed if you expect too much.
This is cold soul, post-punk mope-rock at its absolute best, and Turn On The Bright Lights is a nearly flawless and consistently impressive debut.
Interpol’s sleek, melancholy sound is a thing of glacial beauty.
One of the most depressing albums I’ve ever listened to. Why did people want me to react to something like this?
Overwhelmed in darkness with nothing to cling onto, deep within us still possess the will to live how we want to, despite of everything...
The downcast and queasy aspects of the vocals makes up for the ethereal and ominous direction of Turn on the Bright Lights. Interpol's debut record contains the poignant and somewhat melancholic outlook of the New Yorkians, a response following the unexpected 9/11 shock.
In the shadows of its depressing journey emerged the magnificent arrangements of ... read more
Just hit after hit. This album has a sense of unnervingness to it that makes it stand out to all other indie rock albums of this time. It can be chaotic, depressing, catchy, and just conveys a lot of emotions. Singer is great and unique, the riffs are great, song structures are awesome, and PDA will always stick with me cause I watched Ian from Smosh sing it in Rock Band as apart of Smosh Games when I was young
(Ignore the fact I'm writing this review a day later)
1 | Untitled 3:56 | 93 |
2 | Obstacle 1 4:11 | 96 |
3 | NYC 4:19 | 93 |
4 | PDA 4:59 | 93 |
5 | Say Hello to the Angels 4:28 | 91 |
6 | Hands Away 3:05 | 87 |
7 | Obstacle 2 3:47 | 89 |
8 | Stella was a diver and she was always down 6:27 | 93 |
9 | Roland 3:35 | 90 |
10 | The New 6:07 | 93 |
11 | Leif Erikson 4:00 | 91 |