Their future may be uncertain, but Interpol’s fourth LP is a satisfying listen for now.
Interpol, in their own way, have had an osmosis effect on the UK in the eight years since they came to attention with 2002 debut Turn on the Bright Lights, during a period that historians have now come to refer as "the post-Strokes era". They’ve gone on to quietly sell over a million albums in their native US, and even charted at number two here with their previous album, 2007’s Our Love to Admire. Surely a sign that their stealth approach had paid off, and the world was theirs on a plate.
When the band announced this album, their fourth, via the online release of Lights, they also mentioned the departure of founding bassist Carlos Dengler – he does play on the album, though. For many, his unique look was the identifiable aesthetic hook of the band, and you can’t help but think something’s been lost with his leaving. Add to that the recent cancellation of tour supporting U2, after Bono hurt his back, and there’s distinct feeling that momentum may’ve been lost.
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