Singer Paul Banks’ vocals drift above the mix with a slight sneer soaked in echo.” - Rolling Stone “ is Interpol as shit, which means ricocheting guitars and an unstoppable rhythm section.” - Noisey “Interpol are back with ignited energy.” - Stereogum “A driving and relentless bit of post-punk revivalism” - Cons. I feel like now, I’m able to romanticize parts of my own life.” “A swift and searing song centered around a blown-out drum stomp and a prickly lead guitar riff. “I think in the past, I always felt autobiography was too small a thing for me to reference. “This record is where I feel touching on real things that have happened to me are exciting and evocative to write about,” he explains. But more than 20 years on since forming at NYU, the frontman is finally allowing himself to play a role in his own stories. During Interpol’s previous albums, the singer largely kept himself out of his own work, preferring to fill his lyrics with detached thoughts, characters, and observations, often phrased in abstract. Paul may have stepped out of the shadows as a bassist, but he’s stepping into an even brighter light as a songwriter. “How can I make shit swing?” was the question Sam repeatedly asked himself, and the answer is in the striding gallop of opener “If You Really Love Nothing,” the embellished skip ‘n’ bounce of “Stay in Touch” and the R&B swagger of closer “It Probably Matters.” Interpol have always been world-beaters at creating a feeling, but Marauder is where the feel is just as crucial. In the run up to writing and recording, Sam found himself immersed in soul drummers such as Al Jackson Jr (Otis Redding’s drummer) and 80’s funk producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Marauder Marauder Tracklist 1 If You Really Love Nothing Lyrics 61.5K 2 The Rover Lyrics 68K 3 Complications Lyrics 11.7K 4 Flight of Fancy Lyrics 12.7K 5 Stay in Touch Lyrics 15.7K 6 Interlude 1. But because the album is marred by nonexistent bass lines and, most concerningly, production and mixing choices that run completely at odds with Interpol’s natural strengths and most beloved idiosyncrasies, it’s nowhere near great.
For two-week spells between December of 2017 to April of 2018, they travelled to upstate New York to work with Dave Fridmann – famed for recording with Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Spoon, Mogwai, and countless others. Marauder is still Interpol, and it’s still pretty good. For the first time since 2007’s Our Love to Admire, Interpol have opened themselves up to the input of a producer. On August 24th Interpol will release their sixth studio album Marauder on Matador Records worldwide, available on CD and vinyl.
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