Marauder (Interpol album)

Marauder
Studio album by Interpol
Released August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
Recorded December 6, 2017 – April 18, 2018
Studio
Genre
Length 44:34
Label Matador
Producer Dave Fridmann
Interpol chronology
El Pintor
(2014)		 Marauder
(2018)
Singles from Marauder
  1. "The Rover"
    Released: June 7, 2018
  2. "Number 10"
    Released: July 30, 2018
  3. "If You Really Love Nothing"
    Released: August 23, 2018

Marauder is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Interpol. It was released on August 24, 2018, by Matador Records.[1] It was produced by Dave Fridmann and recorded at his studio, Tarbox Road, in Cassadaga, New York from December 6, 2017 through April 18, 2018.[2][3]

Three singles were released from the album: "The Rover" on June 7, "Number 10" on July 30, and "If You Really Love Nothing" on August 23.[4]

Background

Interpol singer and guitarist Paul Banks revealed in a September 2016 Beats 1 interview that the band would resume writing music in the fall of 2016.[5] They later began holding rehearsal sessions in October.[6] In January 2017, they officially announced that their sixth studio album would be released in 2018 on Matador Records.[7] They took a break from recording the album later in the year so they could commence the anniversary tour for their 2002 debut album, Turn on the Bright Lights.[8] The tour lasted from August to October 2017.[9] They resumed work on the album afterward. In May 2018, it was revealed by the band that the album was in its mastering stage.[10]

A preview article in Q said that the album was "a continuation of the trio's ever-so-subtle shape-shifting, each new LP adding a fresh dynamic coat to their atmospheric indie-rock".[3]

Promotion

During the anniversary tour for Turn on the Bright Lights in late 2017, the band included a song titled "Real Life", in the encore part of their setlist. Although it was the first song written for the album, the song wasn't included in the final cut.[11] On May 24, 2018, the name of the album was leaked by Pitchfork when it was accidentally included in their list "The Pitchfork Guide to New Albums: Summer 2018". The album's listing was subsequently removed.[12] In June, the band began posting a set of cryptic images on social media. One of the images featured a mural with coordinates printed on it, with the image being captioned "maybe it's time"; these coordinates would lead to Mexico City. They also posted a link to an RSVP page for an event in Mexico City taking place on June 7 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. CDT.[13][14][15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[16]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[17]
NME[18]
The A.V. ClubB[19]
Clash8/10[20]
Consequence of SoundB-[21]
Pitchfork6.1/10[22]
The Guardian[23]
Slant Magazine[24]

Marauder received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator site Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 73/100, based on 24 reviews.[16]

Track listing

All tracks written by Interpol (Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino, Daniel Kessler).

Marauder[1]
No.TitleLength
1."If You Really Love Nothing"4:26
2."The Rover"3:38
3."Complications"3:55
4."Flight of Fancy"3:52
5."Stay in Touch"4:54
6."Interlude 1"1:02
7."Mountain Child"3:09
8."NYSMAW"3:17
9."Surveillance"4:14
10."Number 10"3:14
11."Party's Over"3:40
12."Interlude 2"1:04
13."It Probably Matters"4:09
Total length:44:34

Personnel

Personnel adapted from album credits.[25]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[27] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[30] 36
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[31] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[33] 22
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[34] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[35] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 6
US Billboard 200[39] 23
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[40] 3
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[41] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[42] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[43] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[44] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Various August 24, 2018 CD Matador OLE-1124-2
12-inch vinyl (standard edition) OLE-1124-1
12-inch vinyl (indie store exclusive) OLE-1124-0
12-inch vinyl (Matador store exclusive) OLE-1124-8
OLE-1124-6

References

  1. 1 2 "Marauder by Interpol". Matador Records. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Fridmann, Dave. "Dave Fridmann/Tarbox News". davefridmann.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Doherty, Niall (June 5, 2018). "Interpol prepare for lift-off". Q. pp. 14–15. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kristen Stewart Stars in Interpol's Video for New Song "If You Really Love Nothing": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Watch "Will Interpol be back?! - Paul Banks of Banks & Steelz" posted by Ebro Darden on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ Interpol [@Interpol] (October 30, 2016). "Pretty good rehearsal today. Sam crushed it.-DK" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Luke Morgan Britton (January 24, 2017). "Interpol confirm due date for next album". NME. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (January 23, 2017). "Interpol Announce Turn On the Bright Lights Anniversary Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kaye, Ben (May 1, 2017). "Interpol announce US dates for Turn on the Bright Lights 15th anniversary tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ Skinner, Tom (May 9, 2018). "Looks like Interpol's new record is almost finished". NME. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ Collini, Eleonora (August 14, 2018). "Interpol // Interview". London in Stereo. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ Wicks, Amanda; Kim, Michelle; Blais-Billie, Braudie; Yoo, Noah; Bloom, Madison (May 24, 2018). "The Pitchfork Guide to New Albums: Summer 2018". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ Murray, Robin (June 6, 2018). "Interpol Are Planning... Something". Clash. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ Maine, Samantha (June 6, 2018). "Interpol say "maybe it's time" while posting details of a mysterious event". NME. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ Kim, Michelle; Strauss, Matthew (June 6, 2018). "Interpol Tease Mysterious Mexico City Event". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Marauder". Metacritic. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  17. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Marauder – Interpol". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  18. ↑ Tandrell, Andrew (August 24, 2018). "Interpol - Marauder ALBUM REVIEW". NME. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ariana Grande and Mogwai lead a stellar week in new music". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ Murray, Robin (August 24, 2018). "Interpol – Marauder". Clash. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Interpol – Marauder". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  22. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Ian Cohen (August 27, 2018). "Interpol – Marauder". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  23. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (August 23, 2018). "Interpol - Marauder Review – New York nihilists escape the noughties". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  24. ↑ Goller, Josh (August 16, 2018). "Interpol: Marauder". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  25. ↑ Marauder (album liner notes). Interpol. Matador Records. 2018.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Interpol – Marauder" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Interpol – Marauder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Interpol – Marauder" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Interpol – Marauder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Interpol – Marauder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 2018-08-24 al 2018-08-30)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Interpol – Marauder". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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  38. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Interpol Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Interpol Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  41. ↑ "Interpol Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  42. ↑ "Interpol Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  43. ↑ "Interpol Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  44. ↑ "Interpol Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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