Artist Retrospective : Interpol

Three years since their last work, Interpol releases their fourth album this week. The self titled record does not hit as much of a high note in comparison to earlier albums. The energy, lyrical craft, and cohesiveness are not present on this album. (Who release a fourth album that is self titled? Even when the Beatles did it, the public called it "The White Album".) Some tracks that do stand out on their own are "Lights" and "The Undoing." While the album is not bad, it just does not live up to the same excitement found within their previous music.

In response to this latest release, we picked out a few favorite tracks that represent the true quality of Interpol's music.


Rotation 1

"Untitled" - Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002
"Leif Erikson" - Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002
"Evil" - Antics, 2004
"Pioneer to the Falls" - Our Love to Admire, 2007
"All Fired Up" - Our Love to Admire, 2007


Rotation 2

"Obstacle 1" - Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002
"NYC" - Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002
"Stella Was a Diver And She Was Always Down" - Turn on the Bright Lights, 2002
"Slow Hands" - Antics, 2004
"Not Even Jail" - Antics, 2004
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