Word: bandness
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Exactly one moment in the video really works: for about a second, the two parts collide, as the ballroom floods and soldiers run amongst the dancers. Then it cuts back to the battlefield and repeats the same battle-dance-longing-gaze-close-up-of-a-band-member sequence for the next two minutes, earnestly informing me that war and loss really, really suck...
...Mere” is far too inclusive a title for Interpol’s video of the third “Antics” single. In the final shots, the band erupts into animated flames, burning in their own tragically hip musical finale. All this plus some nifty whimsical creatures that are born with the music, and frolic for a good half of the video. But I digress...
...video begins unassumingly in a tiny cabin sequestered in the snowy woods. Inside are our musicians, escaping from the world, the audience, and their stardom. The camera peers into their cabin—as Thoreau as it is fairytale—reminding us that Interpol needs no audience. The band members appear through the slats in the cabin walls and then disappear behind soft focus. We look in on a private session...
...righteous, the hideaway is well-executed. Shots of the cabin from the outside suggests that it is smaller than the sum of its parts—almost too small to fit a drum set, let alone the whole group that we see in interior shots. The video reduces the band down to its music, stripping away their individual personas. It distills Interpol to musical imagination, burning away the rock stars behind the album...
...their nationwide tour, the band will perform at 24 venues, from blues bars to college campuses. In addition to the gigs, at specified locations along the tour, Hanson will offer free screenings of their self-made documentary film, “Strong Enough to Break,” followed by panel discussions...