The same versions of "PDA" and "NYC" were later included on the band's first full-length, Turn On the Bright Lights, while "Specialist" was released as a bonus track on the album's 2005 reissue.

[7] Interpol received much critical acclaim, and garnered the band a healthy amount of attention before the release of Turn On the Bright Lights.

[2][8] From start to finish, Interpol's EP in preparation for their first full-length effort is vast, moving, and brilliant.

At this early stage, it's hard to know whether or not the success of this EP is based on the premise that these are simply the best songs Interpol has to offer.

But if the boys can eke out a bargain with Old Scratch himself and pour thirty more minutes of sweet nectar like this into a few billion ones and zeros, their souls would certainly be a small price to pay.Treble magazine rated the EP the 39th best single of the decade.