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Antics by Interpol
Antics is an album by Interpol, released in 2004. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 93 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Slow Hands”, on 39 lists with a best position of #10.
Antics, Interpol's second album, arrived on Matador on September 27, 2004, and it's the record where the American band's dark, brooding indie rock stepped out of the shadows and into the mainstream. Peter Katis produced alongside the band, and the sound is tighter, warmer and more confident than before, with the gloom still intact but the grooves suddenly impossible to sit still to.
Paul Banks sings in that deep, deadpan voice and plays guitar, Daniel Kessler's guitar lines chime and interlock with clockwork precision, Carlos Dengler's bass slinks and struts, and Samuel Fogarino's drums keep everything moving with a clipped, nervous drive. "Evil" is all taut, propulsive bass and gleaming menace, "Slow Hands" is a jittery, dancefloor-ready rush, "C'mere" is almost sweet, and "Narc" and "Next Exit" show how much atmosphere the band can wring out of restraint.
It was Interpol's commercial breakthrough, climbing to number fifteen in America and number 21 in Britain, and it went gold in America in 2009. Reviews were mostly warm, it turned up on plenty of year-end lists, and one music site crowned it the best album of 2004. Banks himself has said it's his favorite Interpol record, the one where the band's belief in what they were doing beat back any sophomore jinx.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Antics on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slow Hands | 39 | #10 | – | 2004–2025 | |
| 2 | Evil | 31 | #5 | – | 2004–2025 | |
| 3 | C'mere | 8 | #70 | – | 2005–2014 | |
| 4 | Narc | 14 | #70 | – | 2005–2014 | |
| 5 | Next Exit | 1 | #497 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.