Description: Interpol El Pintor (Digital Download Card) Records & LPs New Item Description 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 a massive finale to the band's most consistent album since Antics. ~ Heather Phares Internal ID: JITRE Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this items shipment.** Format: Vinyl Format Detail: LP standard Jacket Genre: Rock Genre: Pop Released: 9/9/14 Released: 09/09/2014
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Location: Charleston, South Carolina
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Style: LP
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Material: Vinyl
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Type: Vinyl
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Language: English
Catalog Number: A 11069 M
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Release Year: 2014
Format: Record
Genre: Rock
Record Label: MAT, Matador Records
Artist: Interpol
Release Title: Interpol : El Pintor