Yea I know I write about films but this is a very important part of my life and so it deserves a place on my blog. OK?
You know what they say about first loves, no matter what, you will always have a place in your heart for that special something.
In this instance I’m not talking about boyfriends, I am talking about music. From the age of about 15 I really got into music, like a lot of teenagers do at that age. I had always been interested, my dads obsession with music had rubbed off on me a little and I didn’t take much notice up until then. But in my last year of high school I was made aware of these indie bands that didn’t sound quite normal but too intriguing to ignore. The Killers and Interpol were the CDs stuck in my walkman for about 2 months solid. Maximo Park, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, The Futureheads and The Strokes were pretty much all I listened to. Obviously there is more but these were the ones that really hold a special place in my musical headquarters.
Interpol, especially has become an unconditional love for me. First Interpol song I listened to? Obstacle 1 but at the time of me first listening to them, Evil from Antics was the latest single. Quite an interesting first impact to have on a 15 year old girl, seeing a singing puppet jump around. But I still embraced it and along with exact same love and obsession from my best friend I felt something quite unique about the music this band made. Even, 6 years later, my favourite band is still Interpol. My heart still skips a beat when I hear new music and the absolute pure euphoric moment of seeing them for the first time on stage, is well, unforgettable. My two favourite ever gig experiences have been when I have seen Interpol. It’s a feeling that rarely happens with other music I listen to.
I can’t quite explain or even begin to understand why I love them so much, especially because this band are so unmemorable to other people. But they said that about Blue, maybe it doesn’t help that I have the biggest crush on their lead singer, Paul Banks. My boyfriends brothers used to think he looked like Paul Banks before we met, I always like to tease hehe. But I’ll put that aside and tell you why I love the music and not just the eye candy. Well, honestly, I have no idea. Fascinating voice? Interesting lyrics? Composition? Melody? Who knows. It just all seems to add up for me, I love it all.
Turn on the bright lights is as lovely as lovely music can get for me. I will never love another like I do this. Each song reminds me of so much from those few years in my life where everything changed every month. An age when the only things you care about is yourself and music, the respect and love for this bands music is something that will hopefully stay with me for the rest of my life. But with each new album from Interpol I have liked them less and less and I have no I idea if I will like the new one. But out of pure respect and dedication I will listen and try to understand what it is they’re trying to tell me this time.
