Antics (album)

Antics
Studio album by Interpol
Released	September 27, 2004
Recorded	Tarquin Studios, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	41:39
Label	Matador
Producer	Peter Katis, Interpol
Interpol chronology
Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) Antics (2004) Our Love to Admire (2007)
Singles from Antics
"Slow Hands" Released: September 13, 2004 "Evil" Released: January 3, 2005 "C'mere" Released: April 11, 2005 "NARC" Released: 2005 (radio single)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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 singles.

Antics was certified gold by the RIAA on April 1, 2009.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Interpol.

1. "Next Exit" – 3:20
2. "Evil" – 3:35
3. "Narc" – 4:07
4. "Take You on a Cruise" – 4:54
5. "Slow Hands" – 3:04
6. "Not Even Jail" – 5:46
7. "Public Pervert" – 4:40
8. "C'mere" – 3:11
9. "Length of Love" – 4:06
10. "A Time to Be So Small" – 4:50

Bonus tracks on Japanese release

• "Slow Hands" (Dan the Automator remix) – 4:06
• "Slow Hands" (Britt Daniel remix) – 3:46

Bonus disc on reissue

1. "Song Seven" – 4:52
2. "Narc [Paul Banks Remix]" – 2:39
3. "Not Even Jail [Daniel Kessler Remix]" – 5:41
4. "Fog Vs. Mould for the Length of Love" – 7:48
5. "Public Pervert [Carlos D Remix]" – 8:08
6. "Slow Hands [Video]" – 3:07
7. "Evil [Video]" – 3:38
8. "C'Mere [Video]" – 3:30

Bonus disc on Japanese 2005 reissue

1. "Fog Vs. Mould for the Length of Love" – 7:50
2. "Narc [Paul Banks Remix]" – 2:39
3. "Not Even Jail [Daniel Kessler Remix]" – 5:41
4. "Public Pervert [Carlos D Remix]" – 8:11
5. "Slow Hands [Dan the Automator Remix]" – 4:06
6. "Slow Hands [Britt Daniel Remix]" – 3:46
7. "Narc [Eden Session]" – 4:08
8. "Slow Hands" (Video) – 3:07
9. "Evil" (Video) – 3:38
10. "C'mere" (Video) – 3:30
11. "PDA" (Live Footage) – 6:04
12. "Slow Hands" (Live Footage) – 3:03

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
BBC	(favorable)[6]
BBC Collective	[7]
Blender
Crawdaddy!	(mixed)[8]
Drowned in Sound	(9/10)[9]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)[10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Spin	[13]

Copy protection

Antics features Opendisc 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.^{[citation needed]}

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog number
United Kingdom	September 27, 2004	Matador Records	LP	OLE6161
			CD	OLE6162
United States	September 28, 2004	Matador Records	LP	OLE6161
			CD	OLE6162
Japan	October 6, 2004	Toshiba-EMI	CD	TOCP 66323
United States	August 23, 2005	Matador Records	Bonus CD	OLE6792

Charts

Album

International Chart Positions^[14]

Year	Chart	Position
2004	U.S. Billboard 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	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 Banks – lead vocals, guitar
• Daniel Kessler – lead guitar
• Carlos Dengler – bass, keyboards
• Sam Fogarino – drums, percussion

References

1. ^ Trust, Gary (16 January 2009). "Ask Billboard: Roxette, Whitney Houston, Interpol". billboard.com. Into Interpol. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090118154824/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-roxette-whitney-houston-interpol-1003931597.story. 
2. ^ "Critics Voting for Antics". villagevoice.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050305202216/http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/ballots-votedfor.php?titleid=250614. 
3. ^ "Ami Barwell, Rock 'n' Roll Photographer > Albums". musicphotographer.co.uk. http://www.musicphotographer.co.uk/albums-loader.html. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
4. ^ "American album certifications – Interpol – Antics". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Antics%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
5. ^ "Interpol: Antics Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
6. ^ Tallis, Dan (20 November 2002). "Interpol Antics Review". BBC Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/vxvr/. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
7. ^ Taylor-Bennett, Kim (24 September 2004). "Interpol: Antics". BBC Collective. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A3025964. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
8. ^ Perry, Andre (19 December 2007). "Interpol's Antics". wolfgangsvault.com. Archived from 2007 the original on 11 April 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080411090603/http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=4550. 
9. ^ Lowrey, Jack (2 September 2004). "Interpol: Antics". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3135/reviews/10243-. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
10. ^ Moore, David (26 September 2004). "Interpol: Antics". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/4116-antics/. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
11. ^ Q: p.112. Oct 2004. "Antics is ridiculously good." 
12. ^ Walters, Barry (22 September 2004). "Interpol: Antics". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). ISSN 0035-791X. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/antics-20040922. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
13. ^ Beaujon, Andrew. "Interpol: Antics". Spin. ISSN 0886-3032. http://www.spin.com/reviews/interpol-antics-matador. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
14. ^ "Interpol - Antics". acharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/13573. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 

External links

• Antics at Metacritic