By Rob Sheffield
2010 09 07
These dapper New Yorkers were the first band in history cocky enough to call the first song on their debut album "Untitled" — and that only hinted at their mind-boggling pretensions. But after two classic albums, Interpol hit the wall on their 2007 major-label flop, Our Love to Admire. They revive their pretensions for Interpol, a surprisingly solid comeback. In power-drone epics like "Lights," Daniel Kessler's guitar is still the essence of arty post-punk romance. And Paul Banks' lyrics are still the essence of brain-dead New Wave drivel — but at least this time he doesn't sing anything titled "No I in Threesome," which for this band is a real breakthrough.
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