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Interpol
45,813,491 plays (1,123,138 listeners)
New York, United States (1998 – present)
Interpol is a post-punk revival band based in New York City consisting of Paul Banks (vocals and guitar), Carlos Dengler (bass and keyboards), Sam Fogarino (drums), and Daniel Kessler (guitar and backing vocals).
Interpol’s sound is characterized by a dark mix of bass throb and choppy, sparse guitar. They have been compared to Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen and The Chameleons for their similarly stark, sombre sound and obtuse, abstract lyrics.
The band formed in 1998 when Daniel Kessler met drummer Greg Drudy, now a member of post-hardcore/screamo band Hot Cross, on the New York University campus. Kessler later added Carlos D. on the bass after meeting him in a history class. The line-up was complete after Kessler ran into Paul Banks, a friend whom he had met in Paris. In 2000, Sam Fogarino, whom the band knew through his job at a local record store, replaced Drudy.
The band released a new song, ‘Direction’, on the soundtrack of the television program ‘Six Feet Under’ on June 28, 2005. Shortly thereafter they left Matador for a major label.
Our Love to Admire was released on July 10, 2007 in the USA (July 9 UK) to generally favorable reviews. ‘The Heinrich Maneuver’ is its first single.
There was also a German band called Interpol, active in the late 60s and early 70s as part of the emerging Krautrock scene. They were associated with the famous early Krautrock band Floh de Cologne.
Interpol’s sound is characterized by a dark mix of bass throb and choppy, sparse guitar. They have been compared to Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen and The Chameleons for their similarly stark, sombre sound and obtuse, abstract lyrics.
The band formed in 1998 when Daniel Kessler met drummer Greg Drudy, now a member of post-hardcore/screamo band Hot Cross, on the New York University campus. Kessler later added Carlos D. on the bass after meeting him in a history class. The line-up was complete after Kessler ran into Paul Banks, a friend whom he had met in Paris. In 2000, Sam Fogarino, whom the band knew through his job at a local record store, replaced Drudy.
The band released a new song, ‘Direction’, on the soundtrack of the television program ‘Six Feet Under’ on June 28, 2005. Shortly thereafter they left Matador for a major label.
Our Love to Admire was released on July 10, 2007 in the USA (July 9 UK) to generally favorable reviews. ‘The Heinrich Maneuver’ is its first single.
There was also a German band called Interpol, active in the late 60s and early 70s as part of the emerging Krautrock scene. They were associated with the famous early Krautrock band Floh de Cologne.
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No I in Threesome
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Pioneer to the Falls
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Mammoth
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Rest My Chemistry
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Pace Is the Trick
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Shoutbox
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peregrim wrote:
"pace is the trick" makes me dream away..
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Kikyta wrote:
<3
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JonxSchaeffer wrote:
YEAH. FUCKING RETARD.
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Robsy wrote:
Calling Turn On the Bright Lights shit is just plain retarded.
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Liteee wrote:
I just got into this band! Amazing!
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Khundas wrote:
most honest "trolling" on my behalf then. I was sticking up for this band...
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Mendij wrote:
got to love them trolls
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foxhopping wrote:
obtuse is a good word for the lyrics
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Khundas wrote:
fuck you and this music.
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hautskin wrote:
Pretentious...
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Khundas wrote:
fuck this overrated music... [2] Not pretentious, just overrated.
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hautskin wrote:
fuck this overrated pretentious music...
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hautskin wrote:
turn on the brights lights + antics = shit.
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GregaKoco2 wrote:
turn on the bright lights + antics = the shit
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Sabbage wrote:
Love, love this band and their consistently rich sound big influence on my vocals and my own music really want to seem em live one day.
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OLACK_WOLF wrote:
stfu riigo
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foolishwolf wrote:
I hope it's earlier than summer 2010! Good lord. If it's anything later than a holiday 09 release then I'm going to lose my mind.
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riigo wrote:
Dead souls" is just... woah. I can always listen to it.
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Ceciliavelei wrote:
Paul dont goooo =(
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GlassMoonKiss wrote:
Can't wait for their next album. Perhaps summer 2010.
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Cherished Interpudlians
6 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/interpol
It's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you...After the touring for OLTA came to an end, we all dispersed to tend to our individual personal lives....And to get our ducks in a row. Now the ban...
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13 Jun 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/interpol
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efoelkel, mediasverdes, annemona and 19 other people added Interpol to their libraries. just now
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LanceRH tagged Interpol with rock, post-punk, alternative and one other tag. 3 hours ago
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FFrederieke wrote about Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights in CD Collection. last week
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As_Dust_Dances wrote about Interpol – Our Love to Admire in CDs I Hope To Purchase In The Near Future (Regularly Updated). last month
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As_Dust_Dances wrote about Interpol – Antics in CDs I Hope To Purchase In The Near Future (Regularly Updated). last month
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