Interpol Air New Single/Video "Gran Hotel"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have shared the video for their new single "Gran Hotel".

The song is taken from their forthcoming seventh studio album 'The Other Side of Make-Believe', out today, on July 15 via Matador Records. Get your copy here.

Speaking about it, vocalist/guitarist Paul Banks says: "The lyrics to 'Gran Hotel' tell a story of grief and heartbreak, of a character processing loss. Working with a fantastic camera crew and with the help of two very talented actors, Malia created a powerful video that conveys the events that lead to that loss. It’s a work of art filled with mood and color that we are very proud to share with you."

Watch/listen below.

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Interpol Unleash Lyric Video For New Single "Fables"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have unleashed a lyric video for their new single "Fables".

The song is taken from their forthcoming seventh studio album 'The Other Side of Make-Believe', which will come out on July 15 via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

“‘Fables’ features one of Daniel’s hottest licks,” Paul Banks said in a statement. “A breezy vocal with optimistic lyrics and a bouncy drum beat evocative of classic R&B with a nod to the golden age of hip hop. It’s a summer jam and a piece of music we are particularly proud of.”

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Watch: Interpol Share New Single/Video "Something Changed"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have shared the video for their new single "Something Changed".

The song is taken from their forthcoming seventh studio album 'The Other Side of Make-Believe', which will come out on July 15 via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

“Something Changed” is a relatively spare and muted track, and it features a whole lot of tense piano-plinking. The song’s video is the second part of a two-part series that started with “Toni.” Where “Toni” was more of a musical fight-sequence number, “Something Changed” is moodier. Van Alpert once again directs, and the clip follows a very naked young couple on the run from Paul Banks’ cop.

Vocalist and guitarist Paul Banks explains: “In Something Changed, part two of our short film with Van Alpert, reality and reverie converge and our two lead characters find themselves in a kind of dream state – being pursued inexorably by an ominous figure (played by myself.) The lives of the three are intertwined in a nebula of fear, retribution, desire, and defiance. Who will receive their just deserts? Stay tuned and find out!!!”

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Interpol Announce New LP 'The Other Side of Make-Believe', Stream "Toni"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have announced the release of their seventh studio album titled 'The Other Side of Make-Believe'.

Tthe follow-up to 2019’s A Fine Mess EP and 2018’s Marauder full-length, will come out on July 15 via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

If fate didn’t quite ordain the circumstances for Interpol’s new album, it was at least fortunate that the band had happily concluded their Marauder cycle on stage in front of 30 thousand-odd Peruvian fans. Rather than be sent scrambling like so many other musicians on tour or promoting new music, when lockdown clamped in March 2020, Interpol quickly got into a productive mood.

Coming from a group whose early work was characterised by Polish knife-wielders and incarcerated serial killers, you might expect Interpol’s pandemic record to be an emotional tar pit — doubly so, given the presence of towering producer-engineer duo Flood and Moulder on the boards. But Banks felt the call to push in a “counterbalancing” direction, with paeans to mental resilience and the quiet power of going easy. “The nobility of the human spirit is to recover and rebound,” he says. “Yeah, I could focus on how fucked everything is, but I feel now is the time when being hopeful is necessary, and a still-believable emotion within what makes Interpol Interpol.”

Of the new single “Toni” video and working with director Van Alpert, Banks says: “It was a blast working with Van Alpert on the video for our song ‘Toni.’ We bonded over shared film inspiration as well as a passion for classic music videos by the likes of Glazer, Cunningham, and Jonze. Van, in my opinion, is in the club with these legends; and it’s exciting to watch him build his own enduring body of work.”

Alpert adds: “I wrote a crazy idea that I felt was new for Interpol, a hyper-modern, cinematic dance film. A ‘Lovers on the Run’ story, with a classic cliff-hanger ending. Dream job working for my all-time favorite band! Paul Banks ties everything together and elevated the concept, because he’s naturally a great actor, artist, and collaborator.”

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Toni" below.

The Other Side of Make-Believe Tracklist:

1. Toni

2. Fables

3. Into The Night

4. Mr Credit

5. Something Changed

6. Renegade Hearts

7. Passenger

8. Greenwich

9. Gran Hotel

10. Big Shot City

11. Go Easy (Palermo)

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Interpol Announce New EP 'A Fine Mess', Stream "The Weekend"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have announced they will release their new EP 'A Fine Mess', on May 17th via Matador.

Recorded during time spent in upstate New York with Dave Fridmann, the five songs gradually emerged as a body of work with a narrative and flow unto itself.

The title track received further production from Kaines & Tom A.D. and mixing from Claudius Mittendorfer, who had first worked with Interpol as engineer on Our Love To Admire. The resulting set is a living, breathing postcard from the band to their fans as they tour the world throughout 2019, and a linear continuation of the visceral and contagious energy set loose with Marauder.

From the beguiling refrain of the title track, to the soulful topsy-turvy of ‘No Big Deal’, cathartic chorus of long sought-after live favourite ‘Real Life’, anthemic swell of ‘The Weekend’, and angular shades of ‘Thrones’, A Fine Mess is a bracing and distinct entry in Interpol’s oeuvre.

Pre-order the EP here, check out he tracklist and listen to new single 'The Weekend', below.

Tracklist:
01. Fine Mess
02. No Big Deal
03. Real Life
04. The Weekend
05. Thrones

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New Entry: Interpol Air New Single "Fine Mess"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have aired their new single "Fine Mess"

The song is out today (Jan 30). Frontman Paul Banks describes the song as being about "a sanguine and starry pair, buoyed and dashed alike by their own dreams and appetites".

Grab it here and stream it below.

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Watch: Interpol Share "If You Really Love Nothing" Music Video

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have shared the video for "If You Really Love Nothing"

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their sixth studio album 'Marauder',  released last Friday (24th August) via Matador Records. Buy your copy here.

The video was directed by Hala Matar, starring Kristen Stewart and Finn Wittrock. Watch it below.

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New Entry: Interpol Drop New Single "Number 10"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have dropped their new single "Number 10"

The song is taken from their upcoming sixth studio album 'Marauder',  out on 24th August via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

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Watch: Interpol Reveal Music Video For "The Rover"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have revealed the video for their newest single "The Rover"

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their upcoming sixth studio album 'Marauder',  out on 24th August via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

The video, starring Girls actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, was directed by Gerardo Naranjo and filmed in Mexico.

Watch it below.

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Interpol Announce New LP 'Marauder', Stream "The Rover"

New York indie rock/alt band Interpol have announced the release of their sixth studio album titled 'Marauder'.

The follow-up to 2014’s comeback record El Pintor , will come out on 24th August via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

For two-week spells between December of 2017 to April of 2018, the band travelled to upstate New York to work with producer Dave Fridmann (famed for recording with Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Spoon, Mogwai, etc.).

“Marauder is a facet of myself,” vocalist Paul Banks says of the new record. ”That’s the guy that fucks up friendships and does crazy shit. He taught me a lot, but it’s representative of a persona that’s best left in song. In a way, this album is like giving him a name and putting him to bed.”.

Check out the tracklist and listen to their brand new single "The Rover" below.

Tracklist:
01. If You Really Love Nothing
02. The Rover
03. Complications
04. Flight of Fancy
05. Stay in Touch Interlude 1
06. Mountain Child
07. NYSMAW
08. Surveillance
09. Number 10
10. Party’s Over Interlude 2
11. It Probably Matters

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Single of the Week Nov 11/2017: Day Wave and Hazel English "PDA" (Interpol cover)

Our new Single of the Week is Day Wave (aka Jackson Phillips) and Hazel English new version of the Interpol classic "PDA".

About the cover Wave explains: "I remember first hearing 'Turn On The Bright Lights' when I was 14. I was blown away. And for me the immediate stand out was 'PDA'. I've been playing the song on repeat ever since. I never thought of attempting to cover it until recently, it was almost too important to me. But having been so influential for me, I thought it would be cool to pay homage to the album."

Hazel English adds: "Listening to Interpol really takes me back to my teenage years and I had a really fun time covering 'PDA' with Day Wave."

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Watch: Interpol Premiere Music Video For "Everything Is Wrong"

New York indie rockers Interpol have premiered the video for their latest single "Everything Is Wrong".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the band's fifth studio album 'El Pintor', released in September last year via Matador Records. Get your copy here.

The black and white video was directed by was directed by Paul Banks and Carlos Puga. Check out below.

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Watch: Interpol Premiere Music Video For "Twice As Hard"

New York indie rockers Interpol have premiered the video for their latest single "Twice As Hard".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their fifth studio album titled 'El Pintor', released last week (September 9) via Matador Records. Get your copy here.

The black and white video was directed by was directed by frontman Paul Banks. Check out below.

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Watch: Interpol Premiere Music Video For New Single "All The Rage Back Home"

New York indie rock band Interpol have premiered the video for their brand new single "All The Rage Back Home".

The song has been added to our current playlist and is taken from their upcoming fifth studio album titled 'El Pintor', which will be release on September 9 via Matador Records. Pre-order your copy here.

The black and white video was directed by Interpol's Paul Banks, and Sophia Peer. Check out below.

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Interpol To Release New Album "El Pintor" In September

New York indie rock band Interpol have announced they will released their fifth studio album titled "El Pintor" on September 9 via Matador Records.

The follow-up to their 2010's self-titled fourth album, was recorded at the Electric Lady Studios and Atomic Sound in New York City, it features 10 tracks and has been produced by James Brown (Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters) and mixed by Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails). 

Pre-order your copy here, and check out the tracklist and behind the scenes video below. 

Tracklist:

1. All the Rage Back Home

2. My Desire

3. Anywhere

4. Same Town, New Story

5. My Blue Supreme

6. Everything is Wrong

7. Breaker 1

8. Ancient Ways

9. Tidal Wave

10. Twice as Hard

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Interpol To Release New Album Later This Year

New York indie rock band Interpol have confirmed their first album in four years and a UK tour.

The new release will be the follow-up to 2010's "Interpol" and the group's first studio album without bassist Carlos Dengler. 

"We currently find ourselves in the UK finishing the new album so it feels only appropriate to announce our first UK dates of 2014 from here," guitarist Daniel Kessler said.

"We’re pleased to say that we’ll be headlining this year’s NME Awards Tour.  We had a great time playing the Awards Tour in 2003 and we’re very much looking forward to our return.  It should be a lot of fun.  The UK crowds are among the best!" He added.

Interpol will headline the NME Awards tour during March, alongside Temples, Royal Blood and Circa Waves. Check out the full dates below.

March

18 Glasgow O2 Academy

19 Leeds O2 Academy

20 Manchester Academy

22 Liverpool O2 Academy

23 Nottingham Rock City

25 Birmingham O2 Academy

26 Bristol O2 Academy

27 London O2 Academy Brixton

A release date for Interpol’s fifth studio album has yet to be announced. 

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Interpol Confirm They Are Working On A New Album

Frontman Paul Banks rehearsing

New York post-punk band Interpol have confirmed via Twitter that they are about to record their fifth studio album later this year.

The new record will be the first one the band produces without bassist Carlos Dengler who left the band shortly after the recording process of their self-titled 2010 album.

According to guitarist Daniel Kessler the new material seems very promising. More details are still to follow.

Starting to put a recording plan in place. Songs are feeling good. Can't wait to lay them down.-DK
— Interpol (@Interpol) June 27, 2013