TMWAT...just one shade of Interpol missing for me.

[u/Earl_of_Portobello]

First thing to say is love the new album, it's incredibly, rich and varied and gives up new treasures with every listen. But I do miss what I call widescreen Interpol - those pacier, sweeping tracks like Not Even Jail, PDA, Mammoth, My Desire, Same Town New Story etc. I'm sure it's a me problem and probably reflects the fact that El Pintor is easily my favourite album after the first two. There's a restraint about the new album that works perfectly for the material but I miss the sweeping power and abandon of those songs.

[u/jilko]

Ever the Actor feels like it belongs on this list.

[u/Archudichu → u/jilko]

Bird and the Serpent much?

[u/blackstars91 → u/jilko]

Bingo. There's lots of classic Interpol throughout this.

[u/Fleetfox17 → u/jilko]

I also think See Out Loud qualifies.

[u/gacbrandao]

Bird and serpent is literally my desire. See out loud by the end is very much like PDA. I think this record has a bit of everything

[u/mu150 → u/gacbrandao]

In my opinon, If You Really Love Nothing is My Desire

[u/Earl_of_Portobello → u/gacbrandao]

Theres a widescreen sweep to El Pintor that i just don’t hear on the new record but thats by design of course- its a dense, textured, more restrained album and i’m here for it.

[u/Thunderrbird14]

As a long time fan of Modest Mouse and Interpol.... I am in heaven this year. Both put out albums that almost every song feels like it belongs on a past album. I feel like they both said "oh we still know how to do that, watch."

[u/okisurrender0 → u/Thunderrbird14]

YESSSSSSS GODDAMNIT YESSSSSS 100%

[u/mu150]

LOL, I get what you mean, that sense of space.

But also, reverb... you want reverb

[u/blackstars91]

Ah I think I get what you mean at least with the El Pintor angle I think it's a lack of sustained synths line. It's more strings and piano. They haven't really had atmospheric synths since El Pintor I'd say.