Interpol's New Album 'El Pintor' (Matador) Debuts In Top Ten On US And UK Charts

Congratulations to Interpol, whose "masterful" (Rolling Stone) first new album in four years, 'El Pintor' (Matador), debuted this week on the Top 10 of both the Billboard 200 (#7) and the UK Official Album chart (#9). 'El Pintor' also debuted at #1 on the Alternative Albums chart, and at #2 on the Independent Albums chart and the Vinyl Albums chart. Boing Boing just premiered the Paul Banks-directed music video for "Twice as Hard," filmed at Mendez Boxing in NYC. Watch it here: http://shorefi.re/1snnKJo

Interpol continue their most extensive North American tour in three years, which includes two shows at LA's Fox Theatre, Austin City Limits, three shows at NYC's Terminal 5 (two of which are already sold out) and more.

Go here for dates: http://www.interpolnyc.com/shows/

Praise for 'El Pintor':

"Masterful " - Rolling Stone

"Triumphant" - Chicago Tribune

"A gigantic return to form" - NME

"Interpol's not just reconfigured, it's reinvigorated" - USA Today

"The group sounds more invigorated than ever... all the thrills and chills of classic Interpol served up with extra urgency" - Billboard

"Focused and confident" - Daily Mail

"Epic" - The AV Club

"Spellbinding... It's that constant slow swing between dark and light that makes them so captivating" - Q (4 stars) 

"[Interpol] reach new heights of anxiety: the riffs now have a jazzy circuitousness to them, but the supple rhythm section controls things nicely." - Uncut 

"A fearless collection of cinematic rock songs imbued with energetic, layered guitars, taut melodies, and Banks's exquisite baritone." - NYLON Guys 

'El Pintor' on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/ElPintor
'El Pintor' on the Matador store here: http://smarturl.it/mata.elpintor
'El Pintor' on the Interpol store here: http://smarturl.it/q4mlia

Go here for hi-res photos and more info:
http://shorefire.com/client/Interpol

Interpol On The Web: 
http://www.interpolnyc.com/
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