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Opener "Pioneer to the Falls" is likely the highlight track of the album, functioning as a familiar ode to the lingering glum with which Interpol is so identified; any fan will instantly recognize this, especially the wispy but lovely simplistic bridge that nicely transitions into a short, needling echoed solo when Banks dejectedly remarks "...here comes the fall." A fantastic start for a promising new album; you would think so, but by track two, "No I In Threesome", you realize just how wrong you are. Yes, it is lighthearted and effortlessly straightforward, but given Interpol's potential just one song prior, this sadly goes nowhere and is thematically juvenile to boot. "Who Do You Think", like the majority of tracks, start off with possibility and aptitude but don't seem to carry enough momentum or charisma throughout to render them truly memorable. A minor exclusion is found with the closing "Lighthouse", a track with hauntingly rudimentary guitars and Banks' resonant vocals atop shadowy distant echoes, eventually culminating into a lovely apex of drum and xylophone. However, though the band is tight and the vocals are more at the forefront than ever, noticeably lacking in the album is the presence of any leading, jumpy bass lines that were elemental to Interpol's style; here, they simply fade into the background of what is mostly an amalgamation of nonspecific, uninspiring songs. For all things Interpol, it is officially time to put Bright Lights back on rotation.
 
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