El Pintor - Interpol

I LOVE Interpol!  That being said, I'll try not to make this review too biased.  After their last album in 2010 I was honestly not looking forward to any new material.  Their self titled album Interpol was not as much as a success as I had hoped and was actually a little disappointing compared to their material before.  I listened to this album on a whim and I'm glad I did.  I feel like they really went back a bit to their roots and incorporated it into their new talents!  If I would have to describe this album very shortly I would say it is short and very, very sweet like the cupcakes girls sell at schools trying to save up money for hell knows what.  You don't know how the hell it got made but you're super glad it did!

Songs to check out:

~All The Rage Back Home: The titular song for this album, I immediately fell in love with it.  I don't know how to describe this song, you'll just have to listen to it!
~Same Town, New Story: A easy going song that has a very Interpol-ish guitar and really good lyrical representation.
~Everything Is Wrong: A fun song to listen to, harmony between all instruments make it pretty easy to listen to.

Although I think Interpol is an acquired taste, I think they really excelled at making this album more accessible to a larger crowd.  This makes me happy because I finally think Interpol is receiving the attention they deserve as a band.  They excelled at portraying their style and really showing their personality as a group in this work.  Definitely suggest this album!  If you're a fan of listening to new, unique music I think you will really enjoy this album.

"Sooo... Are you liking our music yet?"

The Place We Ran From - Tired Pony

Not the kind of music I'm used to reviewing, but we gotta spice it up every once in a while!  Tired Pony is a side project formed by many well known artists.  The bands formation was undertaken by Gary Lightbody, singer for the band Snow Patrol.  He created the band out of his appreciation of country music, while retaining an alternative rock back bone.  Although I downloaded the album because of one song, I will say it is an interesting album.  It plays through very well and it retains a constant theme that I think was enjoyable.

Check out:

~Dead American Writers, this song is the reason I downloaded the album. Love it, while it is very different from the rest of the album.
~Held In The Arms Of Your Words, a pretty good smooth track that describes the beauty of a woman, not bad at all.
~Pieces, a great track to end the album, I liked it although, to me, it does fade out at the end in a weird way.

I have mixed feelings about this album.  I don't regret listening to it but it's definitely not going to be an album I listen to again any time soon.  If you're a fan of folk rock then you might want to check this album out though.

Ps. Sorry I haven't written any reviews recently!  I've been very rushed with college life and swimming, though I think I'll have more free time now so keep on the look out for new articles!  I'm going to try to upload at least 1 review a week, wish me luck!  Thank you all for supporting me till now, I hope you've enjoyed my review thus far!  I'll keep you guys posted :)