Acute split personality or Little Plenti in me

Yes, yes, all right, the title of this review may seem a little and not be excessive, the true bearer, but somehow it fits; fits for performers, fits this plate, watch out! Because as much Banks also flourish his alter ego be, in and above all nothing but the bottom line is to hear Interpol.

About purpose of solo projects can be debated endlessly: the artist would simply have very creative to be alone, he wants to play freely of his influences or this stage yet precise will, or anything else? There are examples and even local vending, both positive and negative. Banks has probably long head racked (especially Plenti supposedly older than Interpol), he eventually gave birth to a plate without Interpol, which sometimes sounds like Interpol and rather bored if they do not do it. Especially "Only if you run" and "Games for Days" sound as if they would have had no place to "Antics"; Songs that aware of Interpol remove ("Girl on the Sporting News," "On the Esplanade") can if its inertial Eintöngikeit not entirely convincing, as well as juicy breaks and the undoubted experimentation help nothing.

Of course, shall not recognize the Interpol measure with every song you so would sense & idea of ​​a solo project indeed absurdity; As a longtime fan of Interpol, however, it is not easy to take off this strange accusation setting. When you hear singing Banks, then you want to somehow Dengler-Bass to the sleek guitar by Kessler and the precission of Fogarino impactor. But that's also kind of the great thing about solo projects, the "fight or flight" aspect: either you take it out or can stay there. Who says that a Banks must fallen as Plenti, just because you're Interpol fan? Exactly, no one! Which brings us already at the next good thing, bringing the solo things with it: I do not trust it entirely to the plate, to open up entirely new handset; Perhaps so many who previously could not do anything with Interpol, converted by Banks' / Plentis songs. Or vice versa: guitar heroes find perhaps the Poplastigkeit of "JP is Skyscraper 'favor and trust thereby to new drives that were so far away their horizons. Yes, perhaps this is a small plate "missing link", a handsome hybrid which unites the stock. Okay, this is now again covered and perhaps not quite the charm, but who knows ...?

In short, I do not bereuhe buying; the plate has my image of Paul Banks added a new facet and geschührt also the anticipation of another Interpol album. I would recommend anyone Interpol fan to Plenti listening times (but with this call, I wear well coals to Newcastle, right?); and if he does not like: so what? Then just go back to "Antics".