25. Turn On the Bright Lights
Interpol (2002)
The lyrics are largely nonsensical: ''Sleep tight, grim rite/We have 200 couches where you can sleep tonight...'' What? But the music is hypnotizing, a blend of high-tension guitars, underwater percussion, and haunted vocals.
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