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Interpol
Rock · 2010 · 16 tracks · 1h 15m

Interpol

A dark, atmospheric, and self-produced journey. Murky guitars, prominent basslines, and cinematic synths paint a portrait of New York City in the dead of night.

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Cold, wet pavement and low-frequency hums drag you into a midnight version of New York. These murky guitars and heavy, parting basslines capture the tense, claustrophobic air of a band splintering apart.

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Reverb Heavy+1.0σ

An immense wash of reverb heavy mixing swallows the band's signature sharp angles, burying the vocals deep inside a vast, solitary cavern of sound.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 15m
01
Success
3:28
01
Always Malaise (The Man I Am)
4:15
02
Memory Serves
5:03
02
Safe Without
4:41
03
Summer Well
4:05
03
Try It On
3:42
04
All of the Ways
5:18
04
Lights
5:38
05
The Undoing
5:11
05
Barricade
4:09
06
Always Malaise (The Man I Am)
4:15
07
Safe Without
4:41
08
Try It On
3:42
09
All of the Ways
5:18
10
The Undoing
5:11
11
Gavilan
6:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
04LightsThe slow-building tension of 'Lights' culminates in a dense, layered climax that represents the album's most atmospheric and unified moment.
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Reviews
Critic Consensus

Critics were generally positive, if not unanimous.

SpinA-
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Rolling Stone4/ 5 stars
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Pitchfork8.5/ 10
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Los Angeles Times2.5/ 4 stars
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The Guardian4/ 5 stars
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BBC Music
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Entertainment WeeklyB+
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Blender3/ 5 stars
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AllMusic4.5/ 5 stars
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Metacritic80/ 100
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