Antics
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Antics is the second studio album by American post-punk revival
band Interpol
, released in September 2004. The album went on selling 488,000 copies in the U.S. and over 100,000 in the UK. Although more confident than its predecessor, Turn on the Bright Lights
, it largely repeats the same formula of sparse arrangements driven by throbbing bass and strong drums, and intricate guitar lines reminiscent of The Chameleons
, with vague, evocative lyrics sung in a resonant, somber voice by vocalist Paul Banks. Musically speaking, the general tone of this record is remarkably brighter than its darker predecessor. It made the top 10 list of several music critics for the year of 2004.
Morse code is used in several places throughout the album's packaging, continuing the nautical themes found in a few of the tracks' lyrics ("Take You on a Cruise", "Public Pervert", "A Time To Be So Small"). Code for the word "antics" is used on the back panel of the slipcase, as well as in the booklet; other words included in code are "length", "narc", "cruise", and "exit". Photography of the band used in the interior of the album was produced by Ami Barwell.
The album was reissued in August 2005 in the United States
with a bonus disc that contained four remixes by the band, a B-side, and the videos for all three single
s.
Antics was certified gold by the RIAA
on April 1, 2009.
technology that claims to offer "Exclusive video, audio and more" but is in fact a form of DRM
designed to stop CD ripping and unauthorised distribution. Despite these measures Antics can still be found on all major peer-to-peer
filesharing systems.
Post-punk revival
The post-punk revival was a development in alternative rock of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in which bands took inspiration from the original sounds and aesthetics of garage rock of the 1960s and post-punk and New Wave of the late 1970s...
band Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
, released in September 2004. The album went on selling 488,000 copies in the U.S. and over 100,000 in the UK. Although more confident than its predecessor, Turn on the Bright Lights
Turn on the Bright Lights
Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut studio album by American post-punk revival band Interpol, released in August 2002. The album was recorded in November 2001 at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut, and was co-produced, mixed and engineered by Peter Katis and Gareth Jones...
, it largely repeats the same formula of sparse arrangements driven by throbbing bass and strong drums, and intricate guitar lines reminiscent of The Chameleons
The Chameleons
The Chameleons were an English post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever...
, with vague, evocative lyrics sung in a resonant, somber voice by vocalist Paul Banks. Musically speaking, the general tone of this record is remarkably brighter than its darker predecessor. It made the top 10 list of several music critics for the year of 2004.
Morse code is used in several places throughout the album's packaging, continuing the nautical themes found in a few of the tracks' lyrics ("Take You on a Cruise", "Public Pervert", "A Time To Be So Small"). Code for the word "antics" is used on the back panel of the slipcase, as well as in the booklet; other words included in code are "length", "narc", "cruise", and "exit". Photography of the band used in the interior of the album was produced by Ami Barwell.
The album was reissued in August 2005 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with a bonus disc that contained four remixes by the band, a B-side, and the videos for all three single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
s.
Antics was certified gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on April 1, 2009.
Track listing
All tracks written by Interpol.- "Next Exit" – 3:20
- "Evil" – 3:35
- "Narc" – 4:07
- "Take You on a Cruise" – 4:54
- "Slow HandsSlow Hands"Slow Hands" is a song by New York City-based post-punk revival band Interpol and is featured on the band's second album, Antics. The song was written by Carlos Dengler, Daniel Kessler, Paul Banks, and Sam Fogarino....
" – 3:04 - "Not Even Jail" – 5:46
- "Public Pervert" – 4:40
- "C'mereC'mere"C'mere" is a song by New York City-based post-punk revival band Interpol and is featured on the band's second album, Antics. It was released 11 April 2005 as the third single from that album, charting at #19 in the UK Singles Chart ....
" – 3:11 - "Length of Love" – 4:06
- "A Time to Be So Small" – 4:50
Bonus tracks on Japanese release
- "Slow Hands" (Dan the AutomatorDan the AutomatorDaniel M. Nakamura , better known by the stage name Dan the Automator, is a Japanese-American hip hop producer. He founded the record label 75 Ark, which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence....
remix) – 4:06 - "Slow Hands" (Britt DanielBritt DanielJohn Britt Daniel is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the Austin, Texas, rock band Spoon.-Biography:Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, Texas, and grew up in Temple, Texas, in a household of five children...
remix) – 3:46
Bonus disc on reissue
- "Song Seven" – 4:52
- "Narc [Paul Banks Remix]" – 2:39
- "Not Even Jail [Daniel Kessler Remix]" – 5:41
- "Fog Vs. Mould for the Length of Love" – 7:48
- "Public Pervert [Carlos D Remix]" – 8:08
- "Slow Hands [Video]" – 3:07
- "Evil [Video]" – 3:38
- "C'Mere [Video]" – 3:30
Bonus disc on Japanese 2005 reissue
- "Fog Vs. Mould for the Length of Love" – 7:50
- "Narc [Paul Banks Remix]" – 2:39
- "Not Even Jail [Daniel Kessler Remix]" – 5:41
- "Public Pervert [Carlos D Remix]" – 8:11
- "Slow Hands [Dan the Automator Remix]" – 4:06
- "Slow Hands [Britt Daniel Remix]" – 3:46
- "Narc [Eden Session]" – 4:08
- "Slow Hands" (Video) – 3:07
- "Evil" (Video) – 3:38
- "C'mere" (Video) – 3:30
- "PDA" (Live Footage) – 6:04
- "Slow Hands" (Live Footage) – 3:03
Copy protection
Antics features OpendiscOpendisc
Opendisc is an Enhanced Music CD application for enabling multimedia content when a compact disc is played on a personal computer. Opendisc asserts that its technology conforms to the Blue Book specification and does not contain copy-protection functions...
technology that claims to offer "Exclusive video, audio and more" but is in fact a form of DRM
Digital rights management
Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
designed to stop CD ripping and unauthorised distribution. Despite these measures Antics can still be found on all major peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
filesharing systems.
Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
September 27, 2004 | Matador Records Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have... |
LP LP record The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
OLE6161 |
| CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
OLE6162 | |||
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
September 28, 2004 | Matador Records | LP | OLE6161 |
| CD | OLE6162 | |||
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
October 6, 2004 | Toshiba-EMI Toshiba-EMI (formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was... |
CD | TOCP 66323 |
| United States | August 23, 2005 | Matador Records | Bonus CD | OLE6792 |
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top 200 Albums Chart |
15 |
| 2004 | U.S. Top Independent Albums | 1 |
| 2004 | U.S. Top Internet Albums | 15 |
| 2004 | UK Albums Chart | 21 |
| 2004 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
21 |
| 2004 | Mexican Albums Chart | 21 |
| 2004 | Mexican International Albums Chart | 10 |
| 2004 | German Albums Chart | 47 |
| 2004 | Ireland Albums Chart | 10 |
| 2004 | France Albums Chart | 11 |
| 2004 | World Albums Chart | 15 |
| 2004 | New Zealand Albums Chart | 16 |
| 2004 | Norway Albums Chart | 28 |
| 2004 | Belgium Albums Chart | 46 |
| 2004 | Dutch Albums Chart | 34 |
| 2004 | Sweden Albums Chart | 35 |
| 2004 | Finland Albums Chart | 36 |
| 2004 | Swiss Albums Chart | 99 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Slow Hands" | Modern Rock Tracks | 15 |
| 2005 | "Evil" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
| 2005 | "C'mere" | European Hot 100 Singles | 67 |
Personnel
- Paul BanksPaul BanksPaul Julian Banks is an English American musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of the rock band Interpol. He is also a solo artist under the name Julian Plenti. As a singer, Banks' voice lies in the baritone range.-Early life:Banks was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England...
– lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Daniel KesslerDaniel KesslerDaniel Alexander Kessler is the guitarist and backing vocalist for the New York City-based band Interpol. He was raised in the United States....
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Carlos DenglerCarlos DenglerCarlos Andres Dengler , previously known as Carlos D., is an American musician best known as the former bassist for the band Interpol.-Early life:...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Sam FogarinoSam FogarinoSamuel Joseph Fogarino is the drummer of New York City-based band Interpol. He has played in bands The Holy Terrors, Gus, The Wahoos, Napoleon Solo, The Ton-ups and The Last Night....
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...