Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol (Record, 2002)

Matador

0744861054511

8050194610

Interpol

2000s

Record

2002

English

Punk/New Wave

Studio Recording

Stereo

Turn on the Bright Lights

Album

2708 Sec

Pop, Alternative, Rock

3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Exhilaration amid the despondency...powerful songs and a light, shoegazey sheen means they frequently soar...A compelling inaugural shot.", 3 stars out of 5 - "...Their melancholy sound is a thing of glacial beauty....immpeccably tailored...", "TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS revels in minor keys and clear, wiry bass/guitar tones that bring to mind Wire, New Order or early U2...", Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's List of 2002's "10 Best Debuts", Ranked #26 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year", Ranked #32 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" - "...Echoes of Bunnymen, a smidgen of Smiths, lots of Joy Division...", Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002in, Ranked #34 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002in, 8 out of 10 - "...Forget the New York state of mind: Interpol have crossed county lines into new, distinctly Mancunian territory...", "...Reverberant and Ominous...Flashes of Steely-Grey Beauty...", "...One of the Most Exciting New Sounds of the Year..."-Rating: A-, "IF Ian Curtis HAD Discovered City Living and Prozac, this Is the Record He Would Have Made.", 3 stars out of 5 - "...Their brooding melodies make for predictably claustrophobic listening....and they have the tunes to match all the mannered gloom."

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