“Interpol stand tall among the New York guitar acts that blew up in the early 2000s, back when rock fans watched bands through plumes of cigarette smoke instead of through phones. They hit the ground running with two classics of night-prowling melodrama – 2002's Turn on the Bright Lights and 2004's Antics. El Pintor is their first in four years, as well as their first without bassist/fashion plate/”
“After an odd fourth album, Interpol returns to form with an incredibly safe record on El Pintor.”
“On Interpol's first album in four years—and first without Carlos D—there’s nothing that touches the band’s creative peak, but it's still a step up from their 2010 self-titled record. El Pintor’s best songs could hang with Interpol’s strongest deep cuts.”
