Antics

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Antics
Studio album by Interpol
Released	September 28, 2004
Recorded	?
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:39
Label	Matador Records
Producer(s)	Interpol
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link BBC (Favourable) link BBC Collective link Drowned in Sound (9/10) link Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link Rolling Stone link Sputnik Music link
Interpol chronology
Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)	Antics (2004)	Interpol Remix EP (2005)

Antics is the second album by New York City-based band Interpol, released on September 28, 2004 (see 2004 in music), selling 435,000 copies in the US alone. Although more confident than its predecessor, Turn on the Bright Lights, it largely repeats the same formula of sparse arrangement driven by bass throb and strong drums, with powerful, evocative lyrics sung in a resonant, somber voice by vocalist Paul Banks and intricate guitar lines reminiscent of The Chameleons.

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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks (Japan) 2 Singles 3 Copy protection 4 Release details 5 Charts

[edit] 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

[edit] Bonus tracks (Japan)

• "Slow Hands" (Dan the Automator remix)
• "Slow Hands" (Britt Daniel remix)

[edit] Singles

• "Slow Hands", released in August 2004.
• "Evil", released in January 2005.
• "C'mere", released in April 2005.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
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

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard Music Charts (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	15
2004	Top Independent Albums	1
2004	Top Internet Albums	15

Singles - Billboard Music Charts (North America)

Year	Song	Chart	Position
2004	Slow Hands	Modern Rock Tracks	15
2005	C'mere	European Hot 100 Singles	-
2005	Evil	Modern Rock Tracks	24

v • d • e Interpol
Paul Banks | Daniel Kessler | Carlos Dengler | Sam Fogarino
Greg Drudy
Discography
Albums: Turn on the Bright Lights | Antics
Extended plays: | Demo Tape | Fukd I.D. #3 | Precipitate EP | Interpol EP | The Black EP | Interpol Remix EP
Singles: "Obstacle 1" | "Slow Hands"| "Evil" | "C'mere"