Interpol #4

New York's Interpol reminds anyone who has ever heard post-punk bands like Joy Division and the Chameleons of those exact bands, plus a few more. The roots of the band -- as far as its members are considered -- can be traced back to a partnership between Daniel Kessler (a guitarist and vocalist) and a fellow New York University student named Greg Drudy (a drummer). Kessler struck up a friendship with another NYU student, Carlos Dengler, who had previously played guitar and felt like becoming involved with music for a second time. He took up the bass and keyboard duties. And by sheer coincidence, Kessler later bumped into Paul Banks, a guitarist/vocalist he knew from time spent in France. With the lineup settled, Interpol became a fully active band in 1998. After the band's first gigs in early 2000, Drudy vacated his position and was replaced by Sam Fogarino.

They started playing out frequently, including regular appearances at clubs in and around New York like Brownie's and the Mercury Lounge. A brief tour of the U.K. in April of 2001 was punctuated by a radio session for John Peel's BBC program; at that point, the band was touring in support of a limited-edition EP released through the Chemikal Underground label's Fukd I.D. series. (They had also appeared on a compilation that was released just prior to Fukd I.D. called Clooney Tunes for another U.K. indie, Fierce Panda.) 2001 also saw a self-released EP from the band and another compilation appearance on Arena Rock's This Is Next Year, a double-disc set of Brooklyn-area acts. Matador signed the band in 2002 and issued a three-song single and the band's debut LP (Turn on the Bright Lights) by year's end. The album made the band indie stars, and extensive touring around the world followed. Just prior to releasing their second album (Antics) in September of 2004, they opened for the Cure as part of that band's Curiosa Festival.


2002 - Turn on the Bright Lights
2004 - Antics
2007 - Our Love To Admire

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Op donderdag 13 maart 2008 20:28 schreef -skippybal- het volgende:
TOTBL duidelijk de beste. Dat niveau zullen ze ook nooit meer een album lang halen, vrees ik...

Mee eens, hoewel ik ook periodes heb dat ik de andere twee albums grijs draai.

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Op zondag 30 maart 2008 16:45 schreef Arinna het volgende:
Met al die Europa-optredens zit er misschien ook nog wel iets hier in de buurt in. Misschien Werchter? Zal wel niet want er is nog maar een dagje van vrij en ze zitten dan in Scandinavie... In juli is er helaas niet echt een groot festival in NL....

Nog een keer 013 zou niet vervelend zijn.