24-09-2014, 19:53
enters the Billboard chart this week at #7
Spotify online listen
3.5 of 5.0 from allmusic
why did I think this was an English band?
seems like the vocals get buried on here
or maybe I just need a lyric sheet
don't own anything and I can't see starting with this one
artist website - http://interpolnyc.com/
Bio - from allmusic
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One of the leading post-punk revivalists of the 2000s and 2010s, Interpol took their cues from Joy Division and the Chameleons, fashioning a
darkly atmospheric sound helmed by intricate guitars and Paul Banks' somber baritone. The group also had a striking visual presence marked by
the members' fondness for suits, which only strengthened their stately, British-influenced appeal. Nevertheless, the band remained rooted in
America, where guitarist Daniel Kessler and drummer Greg Drudy first struck up a musical partnership while attending New York University. Carlos
Dengler, another NYU student who had previously played guitar, joined as the group's bassist -- and by sheer coincidence, Kessler later bumped
into Banks, a guitarist/vocalist whom Kessler had spent time with in France. Having settled on an initial lineup, Interpol became a fully active
band in 1998 and began issuing a series of eight-track recordings. After the band's first gigs in early 2000, Drudy vacated his position and was
replaced by drummer Sam Fogarino.
Regular appearances at New York venues like Brownie's and the Mercury Lounge helped endear Interpol to local audiences. Meanwhile, a brief U.K.
tour in April 2001 was punctuated by a radio session for John Peel's BBC program, which expanded the band's audience overseas. The year 2001
also saw the band releasing its third EP, Precipitate, and appearing on the compilation album This Is Next Year, a double-disc set of Brooklyn-
area acts. Matador Records signed the band in early 2002; by the end of the year, the independent label had issued both a three-song single and
the band's debut LP, Turn on the Bright Lights. The album turned Interpol into a successful indie rock act, providing further proof that New
York City had become a hub of marketable post-punk revivalism in the early 21st century.
Extensive touring followed, including international dates and television appearances. The band also opened for the Cure as part of that band's
Curiosa Festival; soon after, Interpol released their second album, 2004's Antics. Three songs entered the Top 40 charts in the U.K., where the
record later went gold. Following a major-label upgrade to the roster of Capitol Records, Interpol returned in 2007 with Our Love to Admire.
Along with their Interpol duties, the band's members kept busy with other projects: Fogarino joined forces with Swervedriver's Adam Franklin as
the Setting Suns (who later changed their name to Magnetic Morning), while Banks embarked on a solo career as Julian Plenti, releasing the 2009
album Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper. Dengler ventured into writing film scores. The bandmembers began recording their fourth album in early 2009,
and in spring 2010, it was announced that Dengler was leaving Interpol; around that time, the band self-released the single "Lights." Dave Pajo
was announced as the touring bassist for the group's shows with U2 in Europe that summer.
Interpol, which marked the band's return to Matador, arrived in September 2010. Following the tour for that album, the bandmembers announced an
extended hiatus to "refresh" as well as to concentrate on their solo projects. These included Banks' solo material under the Julian Plenti
moniker (2012's Julian Plenti Lives... EP) and his own name (his second album Banks, also from 2012), and Fogarino's EmptyMansions project, a
collaboration with the Jesus Lizard's Duane Denison that issued 2013's snakes/vulture/sulfate. For 2014's back-to-basics fifth album, El Pintor
(an anagram of Interpol), frontman Banks took over bass duties while touring member Brandon Curtis played keyboards.
Album Review - from allmusic
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As the titular anagram of Interpol's name suggests, El Pintor refocuses and realigns the fundamentals of the band's music. Where their 2010
self-titled album split the difference between back-to-basics post-punk and lavish experiments, on their fifth album -- and first without former
bassist Carlos Dengler -- Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, and Sam Fogarino hone things even further. El Pintor is Interpol's shortest album, and its
music is the closest to the ideal form of the band's sound: Kessler's guitar swings between prodding, angular lines and dreamy washes; Fogarino
provides crisp punctuation; and Banks' yearning-yet-authoritative baritone gives more form to abstract lyrics such as "There is a slope like an
appetite" (Banks also steps in for Dengler, and does an able, if slightly less distinctive, job). Throughout the album, the trio, joined by
Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis, delivers archetypal examples of many of its sounds. El Pintor's opening track, "All the Rage Back Home," even
combines the band's extremes into one song, pitting dreamy verses against pulse-pounding choruses with results that are catchier than anything
on Interpol. Elsewhere, "My Desire" showcases their flair for spring-loaded guitars that build into a skyward rush; "Anywhere" and "Ancient
Ways" define their driving rock; and "My Blue Supreme" and "Breaker 1" typify their chilly ballads. That said, the band also leave a little room
for experimentation. "Same Town New Story"'s skipping beat nods to Banks' fondness for hip-hop, while its velvety yet tense guitars and
keyboards give it a more mysterious, open-ended feel than many songs here. Later on, "Twice as Hard" makes a brief return to Interpol's
orchestral flirtations, incorporating strings and piano into its massive finale. However, what sets El Pintor apart from what came before it is
the spirit animating its songs. Even during the album's darkest, most angst-ridden tracks, like the gorgeously despairing "Tidal Wave" and
"Everything Is Wrong," Interpol often sound less urgent, and sometimes less immediately compelling, than the highlights of their more uneven
albums. Even 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.
must be the single:
[video=youtube;-u6DvRyyKGU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u6DvRyyKGU[/video]
Track Listing
1. All the Rage Back Home
2. My Desire
3. Anywhere
4. Same Town New Story
5. My Blue Supreme
6. Everything Is Wrong
7. Breaker 1
8. Ancient Ways
9. Tidal Wave
10. Twice as Hard
Spotify online listen
3.5 of 5.0 from allmusic
why did I think this was an English band?
seems like the vocals get buried on here
or maybe I just need a lyric sheet
don't own anything and I can't see starting with this one
artist website - http://interpolnyc.com/
Bio - from allmusic
One of the leading post-punk revivalists of the 2000s and 2010s, Interpol took their cues from Joy Division and the Chameleons, fashioning a
darkly atmospheric sound helmed by intricate guitars and Paul Banks' somber baritone. The group also had a striking visual presence marked by
the members' fondness for suits, which only strengthened their stately, British-influenced appeal. Nevertheless, the band remained rooted in
America, where guitarist Daniel Kessler and drummer Greg Drudy first struck up a musical partnership while attending New York University. Carlos
Dengler, another NYU student who had previously played guitar, joined as the group's bassist -- and by sheer coincidence, Kessler later bumped
into Banks, a guitarist/vocalist whom Kessler had spent time with in France. Having settled on an initial lineup, Interpol became a fully active
band in 1998 and began issuing a series of eight-track recordings. After the band's first gigs in early 2000, Drudy vacated his position and was
replaced by drummer Sam Fogarino.
Regular appearances at New York venues like Brownie's and the Mercury Lounge helped endear Interpol to local audiences. Meanwhile, a brief U.K.
tour in April 2001 was punctuated by a radio session for John Peel's BBC program, which expanded the band's audience overseas. The year 2001
also saw the band releasing its third EP, Precipitate, and appearing on the compilation album This Is Next Year, a double-disc set of Brooklyn-
area acts. Matador Records signed the band in early 2002; by the end of the year, the independent label had issued both a three-song single and
the band's debut LP, Turn on the Bright Lights. The album turned Interpol into a successful indie rock act, providing further proof that New
York City had become a hub of marketable post-punk revivalism in the early 21st century.
Extensive touring followed, including international dates and television appearances. The band also opened for the Cure as part of that band's
Curiosa Festival; soon after, Interpol released their second album, 2004's Antics. Three songs entered the Top 40 charts in the U.K., where the
record later went gold. Following a major-label upgrade to the roster of Capitol Records, Interpol returned in 2007 with Our Love to Admire.
Along with their Interpol duties, the band's members kept busy with other projects: Fogarino joined forces with Swervedriver's Adam Franklin as
the Setting Suns (who later changed their name to Magnetic Morning), while Banks embarked on a solo career as Julian Plenti, releasing the 2009
album Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper. Dengler ventured into writing film scores. The bandmembers began recording their fourth album in early 2009,
and in spring 2010, it was announced that Dengler was leaving Interpol; around that time, the band self-released the single "Lights." Dave Pajo
was announced as the touring bassist for the group's shows with U2 in Europe that summer.
Interpol, which marked the band's return to Matador, arrived in September 2010. Following the tour for that album, the bandmembers announced an
extended hiatus to "refresh" as well as to concentrate on their solo projects. These included Banks' solo material under the Julian Plenti
moniker (2012's Julian Plenti Lives... EP) and his own name (his second album Banks, also from 2012), and Fogarino's EmptyMansions project, a
collaboration with the Jesus Lizard's Duane Denison that issued 2013's snakes/vulture/sulfate. For 2014's back-to-basics fifth album, El Pintor
(an anagram of Interpol), frontman Banks took over bass duties while touring member Brandon Curtis played keyboards.
Album Review - from allmusic
As the titular anagram of Interpol's name suggests, El Pintor refocuses and realigns the fundamentals of the band's music. Where their 2010
self-titled album split the difference between back-to-basics post-punk and lavish experiments, on their fifth album -- and first without former
bassist Carlos Dengler -- Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, and Sam Fogarino hone things even further. El Pintor is Interpol's shortest album, and its
music is the closest to the ideal form of the band's sound: Kessler's guitar swings between prodding, angular lines and dreamy washes; Fogarino
provides crisp punctuation; and Banks' yearning-yet-authoritative baritone gives more form to abstract lyrics such as "There is a slope like an
appetite" (Banks also steps in for Dengler, and does an able, if slightly less distinctive, job). Throughout the album, the trio, joined by
Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis, delivers archetypal examples of many of its sounds. El Pintor's opening track, "All the Rage Back Home," even
combines the band's extremes into one song, pitting dreamy verses against pulse-pounding choruses with results that are catchier than anything
on Interpol. Elsewhere, "My Desire" showcases their flair for spring-loaded guitars that build into a skyward rush; "Anywhere" and "Ancient
Ways" define their driving rock; and "My Blue Supreme" and "Breaker 1" typify their chilly ballads. That said, the band also leave a little room
for experimentation. "Same Town New Story"'s skipping beat nods to Banks' fondness for hip-hop, while its velvety yet tense guitars and
keyboards give it a more mysterious, open-ended feel than many songs here. Later on, "Twice as Hard" makes a brief return to Interpol's
orchestral flirtations, incorporating strings and piano into its massive finale. However, what sets El Pintor apart from what came before it is
the spirit animating its songs. Even during the album's darkest, most angst-ridden tracks, like the gorgeously despairing "Tidal Wave" and
"Everything Is Wrong," Interpol often sound less urgent, and sometimes less immediately compelling, than the highlights of their more uneven
albums. Even 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.
must be the single:
[video=youtube;-u6DvRyyKGU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u6DvRyyKGU[/video]
Track Listing
1. All the Rage Back Home
2. My Desire
3. Anywhere
4. Same Town New Story
5. My Blue Supreme
6. Everything Is Wrong
7. Breaker 1
8. Ancient Ways
9. Tidal Wave
10. Twice as Hard
