Song of the Day - Back to Obstacle One

Today's song of the day comes from American post-punk-rock band Interpol. Whilst more well known than many of the bands I review on here, I still enjoy their music and feel that showing people or reminding people of this tune is still worthy. Their albums have charted, and done quite well in the US, making them instantly more famous than a lot of music on here!

This is Obstacle 1, which many people may know from the Guitar Hero series of video games:

So What's So Good?

If you can listen to that guitar work and not be hooked, then you don't like alt-rock. Slick bass lines and that catchy rhythm that sits on top, giving the song a slightly unnerving and fragmented feel that sits well with the dark themes of the song.

Paul Banks' vocals are deep and dark, which makes the song really haunting and eerie. It's lyrically a little creepy and dark too - I'm not entirely convinced on the meaning of the song, but there are some lines which sound a little chilling.

Obstacle 1 is a dark and haunting trip accompanied by some refined guitar work and Banks' unnerving vocals. If you're a fan of bands like Editors then I think you'll love Interpol. Only one way to find out though.

Editors