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At the Drive-In
In•ter a•li•a

Rise (2017) — Kevin Fitzpatrick

At the Drive-In – In•ter a•li•a cover artwork
At the Drive-In – In•ter a•li•a — Rise, 2017

Interminable slack-ass Omar Rodriguez-Lopez only released 12 solo albums this year on Ipecac Records. So to alleviate the presumed guilt, he’s gotten the old band back together again. That band is At the Drive-In and as far as “reunion” albums go, In•ter a•li•a is a monster. 

While not quite a complete reunion, in a presto-change-o move, guitarist Jim Ward has been replaced by Sparta bandmate Keeley Davis, who does a more than admirable job keeping pace with Lopez.

In•ter a•li•a is the first album of new material for At the Drive-In since 2000’s Relationship of Command and the band, still fronted by human dynamo Cedric Bixler-Zavala haven’t lost a single joule of energy. Tearing through tunes like "Governed by Contagions" and "Incurably Innocent", the band has clearly gained enough momentum and goodwill through their absence that one can only hope and pray that AtDI is back for good.

At the Drive-In – In•ter a•li•a cover artwork
At the Drive-In – In•ter a•li•a — Rise, 2017

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