What to do? The new new wave is washing over Milwaukee on Monday and I can only be in one place at a time. Since I'm already committed to seeing The Fratellis at The Pabst, I can only wish there was also a way to see Interpol at The Rave, too.

In cities like New York, London and L.A. this is a common dilemma, but in Milwaukee it's rare that a single night has two bands vying for the same audience.

That's not to say the bands are exactly alike; of course they're not, even though they draw inspiration from the British post-punk of the late '70s and early '80s.

While The Fratellis are melodic, good time music a la The Members or The Undertones, it's safe to say that New York's Interpol -- like Britain's Editors and like me -- are in possession of more than one Joy Division record.

The band plays the same kind of intense, guitar-driven art rock as the late Ian Curtis and company, with the same kind of dark overtones and furious rhythm section.

One major difference now is that Interpol has released its third LP ("Our Love to Admire" is their first for Capitol Records), while Joy Division never got that far (the Mancunians' third disc, "Still," was a posthumous affair).

I know, it's not fair for me to push the Joy Division connection and if they read this, they'll hate me for it. Interpol is a talented group -- and one I like -- that has its own personality. But even I admit The Jam's Who jones was obvious in the early days and they remain my favorite rock and roll band.

On "Our Love to Admire," the opener, "Pioneer to the Falls," has a cinematic quality, conjuring, certainly, Curtis, but also Morricone and Rota, "All Fired Up" is a modern rock symphony of layered guitars and "Wrecking Ball" is a thundering art-rock chiaroscuro.