Turn Five

With all the attitude that someone can muster, walking in New York City can feel like chasing an elusive dream, one that constantly runs away.  Those that find it here are usually so distracted or so jaded that they convince themselves they must have the wrong dream, and start chasing something else.  It’s sort of a built-in side effect of the city, and it’s something that keeps people working, creating, and discovering new ways to make interesting things happen in the world.

Coming to New York to visit can be a different thing altogether.  If there’s no intention to stay, then there’s nothing elusive to chase, it’s all right here on display.  You can find anything in New York, and it all begins from the comfort of New York’s four star hotels where luxury and hospitality meet with practical amenities.  It all adds up to a very exciting time, and there’s always something new to explore here.  Those that follow the local music scene as it unfolds no doubt understand that punk started in three cities, London, Melbourne, and here.  The local group Interpol has helped it move forward another notch.

They hit it big with Our Love to Admire in 2007, but have been playing together since 1997.  This is very dark and broody stuff, but it’s also extremely catchy.  The sound is extremely distinctive, as it lingers and echoes, there is also a menacing humor than underlies everything.  They’ve had radio hits, and they’ve been developing a strong core of fans since their origins, and the next year looks promising for the next album.  They’re already talking about returning to their earlier sound, marking an era where invention meets remixing, and the promise sounds splendid.  This is where punk left off, and this is where it picks up, where we can all go roaming in the night.

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