Interpol

As we are speaking, Interpol’s men in black are said to be in the final stages of their new album, which will follow up 2014’s El Pintor.

Their fusión of post-funk and -rock has been called everything from “eerie” to “melodramatic”,

Quoting a 2017 article from the Independent:

Shaped in the shadow of 9/11, the four-piece’s songs were as immaculate as their tailored suits: charred, precise post-punk odes to loss, regret and feeling disconnected in an evolving city. Intimate and anxious, Interpol’s atmospheric despondency helped usher in an era of seriousness in indie-rock.

All though the new album will only be their sixth album, they are very much intertwined with the current generation of adults that discovered music at the turn of the century in their antsy years. They never changed their wardrobe nor did they ever stray far from their musical style, keeping a loyal and growing group of fans.

The song below is the closest you will get to hearing an Interpol love song.

If you were wondering why people would call Interpol’s music “eerie”, the following song (and videoclip) might be one of the reasons:

One of my personal favorites is the song below, from their 2014 album, which shows their versatility. It’s definitely a danceable song that I think will work great at RF18.

It will be their fourth time at Roskilde Festival. If anyone saw them in previous years (either at RF or elsewhere), I’d love to hear about them!

Mogwai

Oh, how to describe this Scottish band… I just got acquainted with them by listening to their kick-ass performance at KEXP radio station earlier this month. Really cool stuff.

The RF artist page says they are a “post-rock pioneers“. So there you have it, it’s post-rock!

If like me, you have no clue what post-rock is either, here’s a quick Wiki-quote to enlighten you:

Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by use of rock instruments primarily to explore textures and timbre rather than traditional song structure, chords or riffs. Post-rock artists typically unify rock instrumentation with electronics, and are often instrumental. Although firmly rooted in the indie or underground scene of the 1980s and early 1990s, post-rock’s style often bears little resemblance musically to that of contemporary indie rock, departing from rock conventions. Elements may be borrowed from genres such as ambient music, krautrock, IDM, jazz, minimalist classical, and dub reggae.^[3]

Prominent post-rock groups include Sigur Rós, Explosions in the Sky, Mono, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Stereolab, Maybeshewill, Mogwai, Disco Inferno, and Tortoise, with individual styles between groups differing widely despite being centered on guitars and drums. As such, the term has been the subject of controversy from listeners and artists alike.

All though I truly recommend you listen to the previously mentioned performance, I realize that it is 30 minutes long and that we don’t all have time for that. SO, here’s one of their more recent songs to give you an idea of what Mogwai’s post-rock sounds like.

And for some of their older (2008) material check out this instrumental head banger:

So yeah, Mogwai (post) rocks!