Antics
by Interpol
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Sep 28, 2004
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 246 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 230 out of 246
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 246
  3. Negative: 7 out of 246

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  1. DonN
    Dec 4, 2004
    8
    1st Album was much better but this album was still alright.
  2. JoelT
    Sep 25, 2004
    8
    The main question with regards to the follow up of a classic debut is not whether the new album improves upon the first but whether it maintains the illusion. To get the bad news out of the way first, 'Antics' is not an improvement on '....Bright Lights' but the good news is that it has all the moves to dismiss any talk of these boys as one-trick ponies. With The main question with regards to the follow up of a classic debut is not whether the new album improves upon the first but whether it maintains the illusion. To get the bad news out of the way first, 'Antics' is not an improvement on '....Bright Lights' but the good news is that it has all the moves to dismiss any talk of these boys as one-trick ponies. With 'Antics' Interpol have played the card that ensures their position in the big time for some years to come yet. Roll on 2006 and album number three...… Expand
  3. Celso
    Oct 23, 2004
    7
    I disagree to the common opinion that Antics' better than Turn on... I think it has taken only the succesful commercial 'side' from Turn on, becoming a 'monotone', eternal PDA.
  4. weltact
    Feb 24, 2005
    7
    a very good album, but on a totally different level then turn on the bright lights, eventho they look the same at first
  5. Apollo
    Jun 17, 2006
    7
    Interpol is one of those bands you find irresistable. While I think "Turn On The Bright Lights" is their best so far, "Antics" is a good solid album. Fans of Joy Division, The Chameleons UK and Kitchens of Distinction will find Interpol quite appealing.
  6. Vampire25
    Mar 23, 2011
    7
    Antics is a really good album. The tracks are catchy, the lyrics are dark, and Paul Banks voice is haunting. "Evil" is just a wonderfully dark song about a girl named Rosemary and what not, easily the stand out song on the album. Every other track sounds really good. All In All, Antics is a good punk rock album. B
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Awards & Rankings

79
#79 Best Album of 2004
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#14 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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#21 Most Shared Album of 2004

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. E! Online
    100
    There's something totally irresistible about Antics: The air of mystery, the bleak but hopeful arrangements and the melodies so sharp and moving that they might inspire a night of heroic partying.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    An album scored through with a vehement beauty that, with each listen, becomes all the more acute for its unwillingness to shy away from life's bleaker, more painful moments. [25 Sep 2004, p.62]
  3. Q Magazine
    90
    Antics is ridiculously good. [Oct 2004, p.112]
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