Interpol brought ‘My Desire‘, the brooding highlight of their 2014 album ‘El Pintor‘, to Conan O’Brien’s US chat show earlier this week for a live performance. Enjoy it, please, at the end of this article.
The New York band ended a four-year break with the release of their fifth studio album in September, and promptly broke the Top 10 in both the UK and US.
“The fantastic guitar introductions are back, instantly Interpol, so sharp they catch anything that crosses their path,” our review reads. “‘My Desire’ is lacking the baritone that once exploded from Banks, although now it displays a voice that has somehow grown into a more mature and meaningful croon.”
“Never defeated in power, it suits the song’s strong structure perfectly; climactic, cinematic, gentle but unbreakable. Similarly, ‘Anywhere’ comes with a chorus projecting and propelling itself into all kinds of craziness, the sexiness and spiky edges that gained Interpol success in the first place returning to the fold in a triumphant blaze, bettering itself after every verse and chorus.”