
- Summary: Self-produced, the first release in four years for the New York rock band is also its first without bassist Carlos Dengler and features contributions from Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis, Jellyfish's Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., and Bon Iver's Rob Moose.
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- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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All the Rage Back Home | |
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When she wept that love come over my head about Oh, the feelings And she wept, hold me again, I made no sound Oh, the beating And she swore love is... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 34
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Mixed: 8 out of 34
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Negative: 0 out of 34
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Sep 9, 2014At a concise 10 tracks clocking in right at 40 minutes, there doesn’t seem to be much fat to trim on this record.
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Sep 5, 2014Throughout, the refreshed use of light and dark is notable and works. There is contrast and there is colour.
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Sep 8, 2014A return to form, it brims with fresh ideas, in everything from the looser production to the chordal detours that suggest the trio is ready to tweak its formula.
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Sep 9, 2014Ultimately El Pintor feels a like a blast of icy fresh air after a sticky, sweltering summer’s day.
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Sep 11, 2014Even if it doesn't have as much of the jagged need that sparked their best work, El Pintor is Interpol's most consistent album since Antics; fans who love the band for its pure sound will probably enjoy it more than those looking for stop-you-in-your-tracks moments.
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Sep 9, 2014El Pintor is ultimately more pleasurable than it is painful, enough of a distraction to recall how important Interpol seemed at one time and how they can still pull off the illusion of importance after all these years.
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MagnetSep 18, 2014Sadly, "Everything Is Wrong" announces another second-half fade, the back side congealing into the same zombie histrionics that sank Interpol. [No. 113, p.57]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 17
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Mixed: 0 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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