Our Love To Admire

"Interpol doesn't stray far from the formula that helped its first two Matador albums sell more than 1 million copies combined on the new Our Love To Admire. First single 'The Heinrich Maneuver' is a peppy kiss-off to an ex-love now residing on the opposite coast. The band is on familiar footing with tracks like the tense 'No I in Threesome'('Maybe it's time we give something new a try,' frontman Paul Banks sings) and the relentless 'Mammoth', which are loaded with Daniel Kessler's simple, repeated guitar riffs and Carlos D's powerful bass underpinnings. There are some new sonic experiments; the album begins with the funereal, nearly six-minute 'Pioneer to the Falls', featuring Jim Morrison-esque crooning from Banks, and wraps with another unusually ambient piece, 'The Lighthouse'. Hints of soul creep in on the spaced-out 'Rest My Chemistry' ("I've slept for two days / I've bathed in nothing but sweat," Banks sings) and 'Pace Is the Trick'." - Billboard