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Interpol: bringing the sexy swagger of international crime solvers to a music hall near you
Interview, Sept, 2002 by David Sprague
There aren't too many cooler images in pop culture than that of the secret agent--a notion the members of Interpol have been spreading across the New York music scene since the band's formation in 1998. The NYU-bred quartet's shaking-and-stirring fusion of stealthily cool sounds (imagine the intensely moody new wave icons Joy Division holding court at the Algonquin round table) and a razor-sharp look stands in stark contrast to the guttersnipe vibe exuded by most of their musical contemporaries. "I've always looked at playing as a formal affair," says singer (and former Interview freelancer) Paul Banks. "We all get a kick out of trying to dress well. But it's not like we started out with an image or a sound in mind." As proven by their first full-length release, the dark, hypnotic and immensely catchy Turn on the Bright Lights (Matador Records), Interpol have managed to craft both of those things--and do so with the sort of off- hand ease missing from their more studied peers.
David Sprague is a New York-based writer.
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