Interpol
Interpol
Interpol, in their own way, have had an osmosis effect on the UK in the eight years since they came to attention with 2002 debut Turn on the Bright Lights, during a period that historians have now come to refer as "the post-Strokes era". They've gone on to quietly sell over a million albums in their native US, and even charted at number two here with their previous album, 2007's Our Love to Admire. Surely a sign that their stealth approach had paid off, and the world was theirs on a plate.
When the band announced this album, their fourth, via the online release of Lights, they also mentioned the departure of founding bassist Carlos Dengler - he does play on the album, though. For many, his unique look was the identifiable aesthetic hook of the band, and you can't help but think something's been lost with his leaving. Add to that the recent cancellation of tour supporting U2, after Bono hurt his back, and there's distinct feeling that momentum may've been lost.
Which is a shame, as Interpol the album is very good indeed. The band's knack for sounding icily detached, with Paul Bank's clinical cynicism of a delivery always to the fore, betrays a permeating warmth that was missing from Our Love to Admire. While the two lead-off tracks, Lights and Barricade, may seem a bit by numbers for long-time fans, repeated plays, especially in the context of the full album, pay dividends. These fit perfectly among the other eight numbers, highlights of which include Summer Well and the closing trio of the piano-lead Try It On, the strafing gazery of All of the Ways, and elegant closer The Undoing.
There's still the chance that this album will finally push them into the stratosphere - you wish Interpol were globally huge, you really do - although it's likely that their future won't be written until after Dengler's tour-replacements have helped broaden the band's palette more. Until then, this album will help illuminate those dark corners sufficiently.
Reviewed by Ian Wade
this album makes the hole in my heart
This one is seriously really underrated. I find it to be way more rewarding in the long run than Our Love To Admire by a wide margin.
Success, Barricade, The Undoing are just masterpieces
People hate this because it doesn't sound like Turn On the Bright Lights...FACT [2]
Memory Serves is great
Lights ...
People hate this because it doesn't sound like Turn On the Bright Lights...FACT
their weakest album [3]
I don't know why people don't like this album, it's really good as a whole, if you don't hear it, give it a few listens =)
maybe this album is bad, but lights is such a great song.
Pitchfork gave this a bad review and rating??! Well, no wonder I enjoy this album so much! It's way too early for me to rank and compare this to their other albums, but I do think that it is fine listening.
such a bad album.
This album is way too underrated
Perfect
pitchfork can jump off a cliff for all I care. they don't know what's good and they never will. I think this album is amazing. I would have changed up the track listing a bit though.
If you are Interpols fan and you dont like the album, just take a few more listens. This album is a grower. It is not worse then other albums, its just as good as;)
At first I didn't like it, but then it started growing on me.
I love how the vocals fight with the guitars on this album.
First listen and I really like this album so far :).
their weakest album [2]
TOTBL > ANTICS > OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE > INTERPOL
"better than antics"...no... just no
legal a last fm..ten bastante coisa...de música claro.....
impresionante, a la par que totbl
better than antics [2]
what the guy below me said. had pitchfork given it 8, people would probably praise it more. anyway, who cares about what they said, this is awesome :) definitely a grower.
This is a great album, people dislike it because pitchfork gave it a bad review. If people actually bothered to make there own mind up on it rather than just listening to pitchfork they would realise what a brilliant album it is.
Try it On♥
Glad to see all these commending comments here. Usually ppl just overlook this album and keep praising TOTBL, they don't know what they are missing.
one year since the album came out!
Kinda boring(for me)
better than antics
such a grower!
I loved this album, the first time I heard it. I don't get the hate :/
In terms of music, one of 2010's fondest memories for me was when this album suddenly clicked, almost begrudgingly. It was assuring to have all that negativity turn into positivity.
perfect album <3
"Interpol's most mature album." You're fucking kidding me, right? Here we are almost a year later, and I'm still wating for it to grow on me....
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their weakest album, but i like the undoing.
This is pretty CHYLL. I like it. I don't think it deserves all the hate, other than for the fact that some songs do sound incomplete (which is a shame).
That is one way to put it. Or you could just say it's not that good.
Interpol's most mature album.
I don't get why this album got so slagged off. It's a real grower.
\/ eff u
Definitely their weakest offering to date, and now that they've lost their charismatic bassist it's downhill from here. Ah well, at least we've 3 very well made albums to remember you guys by
Not bad, but too dull.
This album is fucking amazing. I am addicted.
not bad, but comparing to first three albums it's rather boring... what a pity :(
Brilliant album...
I'm pretty sure the only people that hate this album are the snobby music critics. :P