Recorded 2014 Producer Interpol Release date 8 September 2014 | Length 39:50 Artist Interpol Label Matador Records | |
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Released September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08) Studio Electric Lady Studios
(New York, New York)
Atomic Sound
(New York, New York) Genres Indie rock, Alternative rock, Post-punk revival Similar Interpol albums, Indie rock albums | ||
Interpol el pintor full version
El Pintor is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Interpol. It was released on September 8, 2014 internationally and on September 9, 2014 in North America, through Matador Records. Self-produced by the band and recorded at Electric Lady Studios and Atomic Sound in New York City, the album was engineered by James Brown, who is known for his work for Foo Fighters, and mixed by Alan Moulder, who is known for his production and mixing work for My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver, The Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails.
Contents
- Interpol el pintor full version
- Interpol all the rage back home
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album title, which means "the painter" in Spanish, is an anagram of Interpol. It is the band's first album without bassist Carlos Dengler, who departed the band after the release of the band's eponymous album in 2010. The bass duties on the album were taken over by frontman Paul Banks. The album features guest appearances by Brandon Curtis of Secret Machines, Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. and Rob Moose of Bon Iver. The band embarked on a summer tour in accompaniment with the album.
Interpol all the rage back home
Critical reception
Reviews of El Pintor have been highly positive overall. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 77, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 34 (26 positive and 8 mixed) reviews. Clash magazine critic Will Salmon wrote: "...as an exercise in getting back to where you once belonged, El Pintor is highly successful." Dom Gourlay of Drowned in Sound thought that the album "feels more structured than Interpol" and stated: "Bold in intention and quiet in confidence, they've gone back to basics here and for the most part, the results are sublime." Gourlay also described the album as the band's "finest record in a decade." Writing for NME, Rhian Daly stated that the band is "proving there's still plenty of value in their elegantly downtrodden aesthetic." The Skinny critic Gary Kaill wrote: "Expansive and texturally advanced, and arguably their strongest outing since that lauded debut, this is a welcome second coming." Uncut magazine also stated: "it's back go [sic] icy, slightly Gothic basics." Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork gave a more mixed review of the album, stating: "There’s nothing here that touches the band’s creative peak, but any of El Pintor's songs could hang with Interpol’s strongest deep cuts."
El Pintor made its way onto multiple best of the year lists of music magazines. Most prominently, it was featured on the best album of the year lists of Drowned in Sound (#13), Q (#12) and NME (#49). It was voted the second best album of 2014 by the popular German music website laut.de.
Track listing
All tracks written by Interpol.
Personnel
Songs
1All The Rage Back Home4:23
2My Desire5:00
3Anywhere3:13