It took a global pandemic to get Interpol frontman Paul Banks to speak at a reasonable volume. For two decades, the singer and multi-instrumentalist has done a fairly good impression of a fire searcher, shouting through post-punk smoke at survivors. But because the band wrote its seventh full-length remotely, he mostly abandoned the known pleasures of Ian Curtis worship for a more nuanced approach. Banks’ version of keening (which is still pretty full-throated) kicked over a chain of dominos, which allow Interpol to make more introspective, textured, and altogether breathable...
- 7/12/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
As summer turned to fall in 2020, Interpol’s Paul Banks was laying low in Edinburgh, sitting by a window in “a comfy chair,” watching the leaves change outside. He sang quietly, trying not to disturb the neighbors as he worked on new songs he describes as “very relaxed,” “intimate,” “positive-feeling,” and “a bit more uplifting.”
These aren’t words that your average person with vivid memories of the early 2000s would expect to hear from anyone in Interpol. Back then they were Manhattan’s kings of moody style, the guys...
These aren’t words that your average person with vivid memories of the early 2000s would expect to hear from anyone in Interpol. Back then they were Manhattan’s kings of moody style, the guys...
- 11/11/2021
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
Interpol has released two new songs, now, ahead of their first new album in four years, "El Pintor": "All The Rage Back Home" raged in July, and today there's "Ancient Ways," a darker, harder-rocking tune that could easily head to radio. The new track debuts only a few days after the New York band revealed a full slate of tour dates, below. Ten-song "El Pintor" will be released on Sept. 9 via Matador. It was produced by the band and recorded at Electric Lady, with Paul Banks on vocals and bass, Sam Fogarino on drums and Daniel Kessler on guitar. Brandon Curtis (The Secret Machines), Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (Beck) and Rob Moose (Bon Iver) guest. Here are Interpol's tour dates: 8/20 - Tempe, Az @ The Marquee Theatre 8/21 - Las Vegas, Nv @ The Pool at The Cosmopolitan 8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fyf Fest 9/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 9/16 - Seattle, Wa @ Paramount 9/17 - Portland,...
- 8/18/2014
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Interpol are back. The New York City indie rockers have revealed the release date, cover art and tracklisting for "El Pintor," their fifth studio album and first in nearly four years. In addition, the band has posted a three-minute behind-the-scenes video of the recording sessions for the set (embedded below), the title of which is an anagram of their name that translates to "The Painter" in Spanish. "We wrote and recorded the bulk of the album in 2013 in NYC and finished mixing it in London during the early part of this year," said the band in a statement posted to their official website. "We're very excited to share the album with all of you. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios & Atomic Sound by Mr James Brown and mixed by Mr Alan Moulder at Assault & Battery studios. We had a lot of fun making this record and can't wait for you to hear it.
- 6/6/2014
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Rocker Dave Pajo has quit Interpol less than a year after replacing bassist Carlos Dengler. Dengler parted ways with the band in May 2010 after the completion of its self-titled fourth record and Pajo subsequently joined the line-up.
However, he's decided to leave the group to spend more time with his family - and his bandmembers are fully supportive of his decision. The remaining members - Paul Banks, Dan Kessler and Sam Fogarino - say in a statement, "We're all friends. It's just an out-of-the-hotel, into-the-home sorta thing. He's going to be missed to be sure. Aside from being an exceptional musician, Pajo is a wonderful person to be around."
Pajo has been replaced by Brad Truax, who has previously played with Home and Jah Division.
However, he's decided to leave the group to spend more time with his family - and his bandmembers are fully supportive of his decision. The remaining members - Paul Banks, Dan Kessler and Sam Fogarino - say in a statement, "We're all friends. It's just an out-of-the-hotel, into-the-home sorta thing. He's going to be missed to be sure. Aside from being an exceptional musician, Pajo is a wonderful person to be around."
Pajo has been replaced by Brad Truax, who has previously played with Home and Jah Division.
- 3/1/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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