At the Drive-InBest At the Drive-In Albums Ranked

In•ter A•li•a

nme

8.0

“Bands reunite for all sorts of reasons, but At The Drive In’s has never really been clear. Their much-ballyhooed Coachella comeback in 2012 was bloodless enough to be upstaged by a Tupac hologram, but even before that, lead guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López had likened the reformed ATDI to “an old T-shirt that doesn’t fit me anymore”. Four years of infighting and inactivity later, and for reasons as ”

in•ter a•li•a

loudandquiet

8.0

“For 17 years it seemed likely that the final, twitching notes of ‘Non-Zero Possibility’, the closing track on 2000’s ‘Relationship of Command’, would be the last we’d hear from At The Drive-In. That’s because the El Paso group didn’t disband, they imploded following the release of that now seminal album. It took 12 years to patch things up, another five to write new material (minus one founding me”

Acrobatic Tenement

pitchfork

6.5

“At the Drive-In stuck around long enough to have an unequivocal impact and burned out before they could wear out their welcome. Now, without much fanfare, the charismatic El Paso post-hardcore band are reissuing their 1996 debut Acrobatic Tenement and their 2000 swan song Relationship of Command.”

Relationship of Command

pitchfork

6.1

“*[The following is a partial transcript from the third and final debate between Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush and Democratic Candidate Al Gore:]* Jim Lehrer: Okay, gentlemen, you know the rules as established by the Commission of Presidential Debates. The questions will come from citizens in our audience. You have two minutes to answer each question; your opponent may then offe”

in•ter a•li•a

pitchfork

5.8

“On their first album in 17 years, the post-hardcore band comes exploding back with dutiful performances and familiarly obtuse lyrics, but the overall impact of their style has waned.”