• Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Jul 15, 2022
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Negative: 3 out of 29
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  1. Jul 26, 2022
    5
    No bueno. This album is dark, dull and way too bleak. Maybe 1 playable track for SiriusXM. They lost what made them special. I couldn’t listen to this album more than 2 times. I wanted to like it but it’s barely better than Marauder.
  2. Jul 15, 2022
    6
    I mean, this is not bad, but on first listen it didn't move in any way. That can change shortly, though. Nevertheless, I think that Interpol has finally exhausted all options. Can't see where they can go next to try to reignite itself.
  3. Jul 16, 2022
    6
    A discog filler album with a fair few good tracks. Favourite Track: Mr Credit.
  4. Jul 16, 2022
    4
    Бледная тень Interpol первых двух альбомов. Очевидно, что они пытались воссоздать ту атмосферу первых записей. Вышло уныло, скучно, а главное – безидейно.
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. 70
    The Other Side of Make Believe is an Interpol ready for the new age. It’s proved they can move onto album seven – even when the world was forcing everyone apart – and amidst side projects and other endeavours, the trio are a staple the world would do better to relish in since they deliver a high quality every time without sacrificing any of that brooding integrity we all so know and love.
  2. Jul 20, 2022
    80
    The Other Side of Make-Believe maintains the charm and intrigue that made Interpol indie darlings 20 years ago, but it also finds the band aging gracefully — these brooding New York boys are now men who embrace their emotions.
  3. Jul 19, 2022
    77
    It plays to their strengths in most places and often challenges them to retain the will to be original and innovative in their established modus.