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Antics

Antics

Overview
Antics is the second album
Album
An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...

 by New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...

-based indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The term is often used to describe the means of production and distribution of independent underground music, as well as the style of music that was first associated with this means of...

 band Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock band formed in 1998 in New York City. The band's line-up is Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Sam Fogarino ....

, released in 2004, selling 488,000 copies in the U.S. and over 100,000 in the UK.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-roxette-whitney-houston-interpol-1003931597.story Although more confident than its predecessor, Turn on the Bright Lights
Turn on the Bright Lights
Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut album of New York City indie rock band Interpol. It was released in 2002 on independent record label Matador Records to a great deal of critical acclaim and sold exceptionally well for an independent release; it has sold 499,000 copies in the U.S. so far...

, it largely repeats the same formula of sparse arrangements driven by throbbing bass and strong drums, and intricate guitar lines reminiscent of The Chameleons
The Chameleons
The Chameleons were a post-punk band that formed in Middleton, in Greater Manchester, England in 1981 . They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever...

, with vague, evocative lyrics sung in a resonant, somber voice by vocalist Paul Banks.
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Antics is the second album
Album
An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...

 by New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...

-based indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The term is often used to describe the means of production and distribution of independent underground music, as well as the style of music that was first associated with this means of...

 band Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock band formed in 1998 in New York City. The band's line-up is Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Sam Fogarino ....

, released in 2004, selling 488,000 copies in the U.S. and over 100,000 in the UK.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/thisday/ask-billboard-roxette-whitney-houston-interpol-1003931597.story Although more confident than its predecessor, Turn on the Bright Lights
Turn on the Bright Lights
Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut album of New York City indie rock band Interpol. It was released in 2002 on independent record label Matador Records to a great deal of critical acclaim and sold exceptionally well for an independent release; it has sold 499,000 copies in the U.S. so far...

, it largely repeats the same formula of sparse arrangements driven by throbbing bass and strong drums, and intricate guitar lines reminiscent of The Chameleons
The Chameleons
The Chameleons were a post-punk band that formed in Middleton, in Greater Manchester, England in 1981 . They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever...

, 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.http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/ballots-votedfor.php?titleid=250614

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"). 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.

The album was reissued in August 2005 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 with a bonus disc that contained four remixes by the band, a B-side, and the videos for all three single
Single (music)
In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...

s.

Track listing


All tracks written by Interpol.
  1. "Next Exit" – 3:20
  2. "Evil" – 3:35
  3. "NARC
    NARC (song)
    "NARC" is a song by New York City-based Indie rock band Interpol and is featured on the band's second album, Antics. It was released in 2005 as the fourth single from that album, but it was released as a Radio Single only.-Track listings:...

    " – 4:07
  4. "Take You on a Cruise" – 4:54
  5. "Slow Hands
    Slow Hands
    "Slow Hands" is a song by New York City-based Indie rock band Interpol and is featured on the band's second album, Antics. The song was written by Carlos Dengler, Daniel Kessler, Paul Banks and Sam Fogarino....

    " – 3:04
  6. "Not Even Jail" – 5:46
  7. "Public Pervert" – 4:40
  8. "C'mere
    C'mere
    "C'mere" is a song by New York City-based Indie rock band Interpol and is featured on the band's second album, Antics. It was released 11 April 2005 as the third single from that album, charting at #19 in the UK Singles Chart ....

    " – 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
    Dan the Automator
    Daniel M. Nakamura , better known as Dan "the Automator" Nakamura is a Japanese-American hip hop producer. He founded the record label 75 Ark, which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence....

     remix) – 4:06
  • "Slow Hands" (Britt Daniel
    Britt Daniel
    Britt Daniel is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the Austin, Texas, rock band Spoon.-Biography:Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, Texas, and grew up in Temple, Texas, in a household of five children...

     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

Copy protection


Antics features Opendisc
Opendisc
Opendisc is an Enhanced Music CD application for enabling multimedia content when a disc is played on a personal computer. Opendisc asserts that its technology conforms to the Blue Book specification and does not contain copy protection functions...

 technology that claims to offer "Exclusive video, audio and more" but is in fact a form of DRM
Digital rights management
Digital rights management is a generic term for access control technologies that can be used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to try to impose limitations on the usage of digital content and devices...

 designed to stop CD ripping and unauthorised distribution. Despite these measures Antics can still be found on all major peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
A peer-to-peer, commonly abbreviated to P2P, distributed network architecture is composed of participants that make a portion of their resources directly available to other network participants, without the need for central coordination instances...

 filesharing systems.

Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog number
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...

 September 27 2004 Matador Records
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 LP OLE6161
CD
Compact Disc
A Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data. Audio CDs have been commercially available since October 1982...

 OLE6162
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 September 28 2004 Matador Records LP OLE6161
CD OLE6162
Japan
Japan
is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 October 6 2004 Toshiba-EMI
Toshiba-EMI
(previous name , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake...

 CD TOCP 66323
United States August 23 2005 Matador Records Bonus CD OLE6792

Album

Year Chart Position
2004 U.S. Billboard
Billboard
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

 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
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 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


http://acharts.us/album/13573

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
    Paul Banks
    Paul Julian Banks is an English-American musician best known as the lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of the band Interpol. He is also a solo artist under the name Julian Plenti. As a singer, Banks' voice lies in the baritone range.-Early life:Banks was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England...

     – lead vocals, guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...

  • Daniel Kessler
    Daniel Kessler
    Daniel Alexander Kessler is the guitarist and backing vocalist for the New York City-based band Interpol. He was raised in the United States....

     – lead guitar
    Lead guitar
    A lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays...

    , backing vocals
  • Carlos Dengler
    Carlos Dengler
    Carlos Dengler , previously known as Carlos D., is an American musician best known as the bassist for the band Interpol.-Interpol:Dengler was born and raised in Queens. He is of Colombian and German descent....

     – bass
    Bass guitar
    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....

    , keyboards
  • Sam Fogarino
    Sam Fogarino
    Samuel Fogarino is the drummer of New York City-based band Interpol. He has played in bands The Holy Terrors, Gus, The Wahoos, Napoleon Solo, The Ton-ups and The Last Night....

     – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...

    , percussion