Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
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Album Review
Release date: 30 August 2010
Interpol: Turn On The Bright Lights
New York art rockers' bleak debut...
When it comes to comebacks, only Elvis can match The Dark. If 2001 saw American bands tapping local heritage from Detroit to NYC, this year a grey-skinned British past is being dragged back the light. Dark angel Anglophiles Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have already made the journey and now come the half-British, New York-based Interpol to draw the curtains, dim the lights and tear into the...
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- Untitled
- Obstacle 1
- NYC
- PDA
- Say Hello To The Angels
- Hands Away
- Obstacle 2
- Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
- Roland
- The New
- Leit Erikson
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Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights: Wikipedia Album Entry
Turn On The Bright Lights is the debut album of New York City rock band Interpol. It was released in 2002 on Matador Records to a great deal of critical acclaim and sold exceptionally well for an indie release; it has sold 499,000 copies in the U.S. so far. It was also ranked highly on the yearly lists of many music critics, and has to date sold 86,000 in the UK despite only charting as high as #101.
Musically, many have pointed out the similarities between Turn On The Bright Lights and the bands Joy Division and The Chameleons. "PDA", "NYC", "Obstacle 1" and "Say Hello to the Angels" were the singles from Turn On The Bright Lights, and a video was shot for each with the exception of "Say Hello to the Angels". "Leif Erikson" was named for Leif Ericson. The track "Untitled" also appeared in Season 9, episode 24 of the US Television show, Friends.
Track listing
All tracks written by Interpol.
1. "Untitled" – 3:56
2. "Obstacle 1" – 4:11
3. "NYC" – 4:20
4. "PDA" – 4:59
5. "Say Hello to the Angels" – 4:28
6. "Hands Away" – 3:05
7. "Obstacle 2" – 3:47
8. "Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down" – 6:28
9. "Roland" – 3:35
10. "The New" – 6:07
11. "Leif Erikson" – 4:00
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Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights Lyrics
Interpol - Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down Lyrics
When she walks down the street
She knows there's people watching
The building fronts are just fronts
To hide the people watching her
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Interpol - Roland Lyrics
Shhhh
C'mon, c'mon
My best friend's a butcher
Interpol - Nyc Lyrics
I had seven faces
Thought I knew which one to wear
But I'm sick of spending these lonely nights
Training myself not to care
Interpol - The New Lyrics
I wish I could live free I hope it's not beyond me
Settling down takes time
One day we'll live together and life will be better
I have it here yeah in my mind
Interpol - Leif Erikson Lyrics
She says, "It helps with the lights out"
Her rabid glow is like Braille to the night
She swears I'm a slave to the detail
But if your life is such a big joke why should I care?
Interpol - Hands Away Lyrics
Will you put my hands away?
Will you be my man?
Serve it up, don't wait
Interpol - Obstacle 2 Lyrics
I'm gonna pull you in close, gonna wrap you up tight
Gonna play with the braids that you came here with tonight
I'm gonna hold your face and toast the snow that fell
Because friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell
Interpol - Say Hello To The Angels Lyrics
I want your silent parts
The parts the birds love, I know there's such a place
I had my back turned
You didn't realize, I'm lonely
Interpol - Pda Lyrics
Yours is the only version of my desertion
That I could ever subscribe to
That is all that I can do
You are a past sinner the last winner
Interpol - Untitled Lyrics
Surprise sometimes
Will come around
Surprise sometimes
Will come around
Interpol - Obstacle 1 Lyrics
I wish I could eat the salt off of your lost faded lips
We can cap the old times make playing only logical harm
We can cap the old lines make playing that nothing else will change
