REVIEW: Interpol
- Posted on December 4, 2007 1:12 PM
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Interpol
Supported by Blonde Redhead
Alexandra Palace
London 29th November 2007
Review by Christopher Todd
For those who haven’t experienced a gig at Alexandra Palace, it goes a little bit like this…
Once you managed to splutter up the steep hill to get there (the views of the entirety of London on the way are amazing if you haven't seen them), you are welcomed by an ancient building so outrageously large that you can’t imagine why someone would want to build a building this big or wonder how on earth they’d manage to fill it. Once in and once you’ve purchased your drinks tokens (!!) which are apparently to speed up the bar queue but has no effect whatsoever as it takes ages to get served anyway, you then wonder around generally being lost looking for the stage. Busy or not, the venue is always freezing and unwelcoming.
Freezing and unwelcoming venues should be something which suits the music of these two bands perfectly, New York three piece Blonde Redhead has over fourteen years been the indie fans band of choice, abstract, very arty and have no hope of doing anything as crass as selling records. This years ‘23’ upped their stock however and their electronic tinged angst evokes the sound of early 90s shoegaze music with an industrial Curve-esque edge. Interpol join them onstage for the last few numbers giving them a punkier jagged and brilliant edge.
Interpol come on to 'Pioneer to the falls', the desolate, epic opener from this years 'Our love to admire' and continue to impress with the glacial doom laden rock of 'C'mre', their jagged guitar approach is partially responsible for bands such as Editors (yeah, thanks) and to a lesser extent, Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand. Although the band are more than efficient during the set, there is something missing, almost as though they are going through the motions and just want to return to their native New York, although that could be the infamous acoustics issue of Alexandra Palace. Almost too efficient, not a note is dropped, it's almost as if they are just playing along to a copy of the album and although this shows the great musicianship involved; it's not the most exciting to listen to or watch, shame.
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