Evoking the usual Cure and Interpol comparisons is easy to do, and even accurate to a point, but The Slashes put forth a good case with enough to differentiate them from contemporaries in the genre.

You can hear “Dead Majesty” and more of the band’s tracks over on Spotify or Bandcamp. Be sure to let us know if you’d like to hear more from this band or post punk in general!

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After a hiatus the band is back with the 2018 release of Matador. While not as strong as Turn on the Bright Lights, it’s very clearly the band’s strongest release in a decade. The band followed this up most recently with A Fine Mess, a five track EP they released in May 2019. With an instantly recognizable sound and catchy, danceable hooks, this concert is sure to appeal to long time listeners as well as recent converts. Expect to hear a mix of songs, but focused heavily on Turn off the Bright Lights and Antics. Doors at 7pm, music at 8pm. Sold out.

Written by John Smigielski

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Fans of early aughts NYC indie rock have to get downtown to catch the Different Strokes crew (Tom “Humble Braggers” Burtless, John “Girl Jeans” Grace, Ryan “The Slums” Schilia, Griff “Feverbox” Smith, Ben “King of the Goths” Parsons) represent for the Converse and denim jacket crowd while Outerpol, featuring Cooler’s Nick Sessanna as well as Hundred Plus Club’s Zain Shirazi, Burak Spoth and Josh Gidwitz.

DJ Tight Mike Moretti will be spinning all your favorite indie rock favorites to get you in the mood, although if he really wanted to get you in the mood he’d play some butt rock to remind you of what these beloved NYC bands saved us from… but he’s not, I promise. Cover is $10 and doors are at 8pm. Costumes are encouraged, especially if you come decked out like Carlos D.

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Still, my curiosity has remained strong whenever anything Interpol related is released,so naturally, the first track/video from Big Noble was at least click worthy. Big Noble is the side project from Interpol guitarist, Daniel Kessler, and upon first listen, its already better than most of Interpol’s last decade. Some of my favorite tracks from the band, “Untitled” and “Next Exit,” relied heavily on dreamy atmospherics, and that’s exactly what makes “Peg” so good. Its contemplative, minimal, and carries a lingering dense of dread that never really shows itself. The video pairs the song with gorgeous shots snowy landscapes and the haunting moon lit night sky

“Peg” can be found on Big Noble’s debut LP, First Light, set to drop in February. In the mean time, watch/listen to the video of “Peg” below.

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Photo Credit – Sean Mikula

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Upon first listening through the album, I initially had the impression that I had heard it somewhere before. This is, of course, because the album is indistinguishable from any other run-of-the-mill alternative rock album out there. In fact, what is probably most disheartening about El Pintor is not necessarily that it’s bad, but that it left me with no lasting impression whatsoever. Despite my optimism about giving it another listen, I was still unable to recall anything about the album except for its vague and unidentifiable nature.

Even their single, “All the Rage Back Home,” promises nothing more than a catchy chorus and some melancholy lyrics: “I keep falling, maybe half the time.” Although a valiant effort, “All the Rage Back Home” is the only song somewhat distinguishable from the others, and a glaringly obvious choice for a single: it is transparently contrived to appeal to the inattentive masses. The remaining songs almost seem to transcend the need for titles, as they merge together into something of a giant run-on sentence.

For fans that have followed Interpol from the glorious beginning, this album may not have left them as disillusioned as I was, because, after a four year hiatus, they’ll accept anything…right? However, as an objective listener, El Pintor merely goes through the motions, and I was going through the motions with it, resulting in a subdued and completely unextraordinary listening experience.

Grade: C+

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