May 15, 2009

New Julian Plenti - "Fun That We Have"

thubmnail icon: New Julian Plenti - "Fun That We Have"

We told you Interpol frontman Paul Banks grew a questionable bad teenage mustache (Carlos D envy?) and recorded a solo album as Julian Plenti. The reportedly "cocky" and "sexy" collection, titled Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper is out this August via Matador. And hey, the dark, stuttering, and texturally ambitious electro-rocking lead track "Fun That We Have" is sorta cocky and sexy. It's not quite Big Black, no, but it definitely finds Banks on a ballsier tear than recent Interpol outings. Plenti good. Or at least better than expected.

Julian Plenti - "Fun That We Have" (MP3)
(Via Matablog)

Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper is out 8/4 via Matador.

Posted at 12:21 PM by brandon in MP3
Tags: Interpol | Julian Plenti

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14 Comments

i wish i didn't, but i hear that that Five For Fighting guy in the first 45 seconds of this track.

Posted by: noah at 05/15/09 12:53 PM | Reply
Score = -1

Ballsy is good. The last Interpol album was pretty dull.

Posted by: Jeff at 05/15/09 1:45 PM | Reply
Score = 2

Bradford Cox he's not.

I miss the baritone...

Posted by: Ian at 05/15/09 3:06 PM | Reply
Score = 2

i'll hold off to judge the entire album, but......im a little disappointed :/

Posted by: ben at 05/15/09 3:56 PM | Reply
Score = 3

cmon just say it...this blows....

Posted by: jbean at 05/15/09 4:20 PM | Reply
Score = 3

I will.

Count me as a huge Interpol fan that has serious concerns they burned through a bright (but short) fuse. Insert "Bright Lights" pun here.

But, man alive... this song is a tuneless, dreadful mess.

Posted by: chazooka at 05/15/09 7:43 PM | Reply
Score = 2

This song is a guaranteed disaster -- just like a burrito before sex

Posted by: Dave at 05/15/09 9:05 PM | Reply
Score = 3

I love everything Interpol has done. And ummm, yeah... this is not very good.

Posted by: Jeff at 05/15/09 10:18 PM | Reply
Score = -1

I'll be honest, my love for Interpol could be either a blessing or a curse for this record, but based on the clip of 'skyscraper' (admittedly - not a particuarly strong basis for a preliminary judgement of an album) and this song, I'm tentatively feeling very positive.

Posted by: Matthew at 05/16/09 2:30 PM | Reply
Score = 1

this song needs a female singer.
i don't really know if i like it yet. it's catchy, and the production does sound good, but it's just so...weird. there's like a 90s alt rock vibe running through, and an electro vibe running through, and a grunge vibe running through, and i dunno what to make of it.

Posted by: alexis at 05/16/09 4:05 PM | Reply
Score = 0

I agree with chazooka. Solo Paul (or cheesy pseudonym Julian Plenti?) is not sounding too hot alone, just playing with sounds without much thought/consideration. Hopefully the album is better than this song.

Posted by: Marie at 05/16/09 10:06 PM | Reply
Score = 1

Hmmm...cocky and sloppy.

Posted by: glazzy at 05/17/09 12:00 AM | Reply
Score = 0

hey.. at least it doesn't sound like the Chameleons!

Posted by: xmus at 05/20/09 1:26 AM | Reply
Score = 2

Mediocre has a new sound

Posted by: Pedro at 05/30/09 2:43 AM | Reply
Score = 1