Band ReviewTHE INTEREST KILLSriyl: spoon, arctic monkeys, death cab for cutiewords: joaquin black

The Interest Kills makes pat descriptions of their music difficult. Upon first listening, it seems that their lyrics are much more ponderously serious than their accessible pop songs; however, with time, this distinction blurs.
Not only do their dancey compositions prove themselves to have significant depth, but Diego Garcia-Olano’s songwriting shows moments of surprising lightness and humor bubbling up from his commentaries on the insensitivity and turbulence of contemporary political and personal relationships.


The new full-length Capital Flight starts off with “The In-Between is Ending,” perfectly encapsulating the dichotomy described above. Over a kick and tom heavy dancebeat, Diego Garcia-Olano sings a challenging song decrying the current state of economic inequality and apathy in America. The guitars, which once sounded like a more typical dancerock tone in a live setting, become more foreboding and sinister when paired with a clear understanding of the lyrics.
From this opening disillusioned nadir, the album builds to the closer “Now That You’re Old Enough.” Warmer production on the percussion and an acoustic guitar match the more hopeful mood of the song. The current situation still disappoints, but there’s hope for the future. Both musically and lyrically, this song is one of the strongest on the record and provides a great cap to The Interest Kills’s mature exploration of the stylistic tensions in their music.
Capital Flight will be coming soon on local startup label Stem and Leaf Records, run by Marshall Escamilla of The Unbearables. That release coupled with an increasingly active live schedule including dates around Texas make The Interest Kills one of the new bands to watch out for in 2006.
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