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{{short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Interpol
| background       = group_or_band
| image            = 2015 RiP Interpol collage.jpg
| landscape        = yes
| caption          = Interpol performing in 2015; from left to right: [[Daniel Kessler (guitarist)|Daniel Kessler]], [[Paul Banks (American singer)|Paul Banks]], and [[Sam Fogarino]]
| origin           = [[New York City]], U.S.
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[post-punk revival]]}}
| years_active     = 1997–present
| label            = {{hlist|[[Matador Records|Matador]]|Soft Limit|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]}}
| website          = {{URL|interpolnyc.com}}
| current_members  =
* [[Paul Banks (American singer)|Paul Banks]]
* [[Daniel Kessler (guitarist)|Daniel Kessler]]
* [[Sam Fogarino]]
| past_members     =
* [[Greg Drudy]]
* [[Carlos Dengler]]
}}

'''Interpol''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Manhattan]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://juiceonline.com/julian-plenti-escape-from-manhattan/ |title=Julian Plenti: Escape From Manhattan? |last=Liew |first=Ben |date=October 23, 2009 |website=Juice |access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref><ref name="age bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/interpols-apart/2008/02/21/1203467263110.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|title=Interpol's apart|last=Mathieson|first=Craig|date= February 22, 2008| work = [[The Age]]|access-date= December 13, 2009}}</ref> Formed in 1997, their original line-up consisted of [[Paul Banks (American singer)|Paul Banks]] (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), [[Daniel Kessler (guitarist)|Daniel Kessler]] (lead guitar, backing vocals), [[Carlos Dengler]] (bass guitar, keyboards), and [[Greg Drudy]] (drums). Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by [[Sam Fogarino]]. Dengler left to pursue other projects in 2010, with Banks taking on the additional role of bassist instead of hiring a new one.

Having first performed at [[Luna Lounge]] alongside peers such as [[the Strokes]], [[Longwave (band)|Longwave]], [[The National (band)|the National]], and [[Stellastarr]], Interpol is one of the bands associated with the [[Music of New York City|New York indie music scene]] and one of several groups that emerged from the [[post-punk revival]] of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/interpol-albert-hall-manchester-tickets-12495269 |title=Interpol announce Manchester show on Turn On The Bright Lights anniversary tour |last=Heward |first=Emily |newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]] |publication-date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The band's sound is generally a mix of [[staccato]] bass and rhythmic, harmonized guitar with a snare-heavy mix, drawing comparisons to post-punk bands such as [[Joy Division]], [[Television (band)|Television]] and [[the Chameleons]],<ref>Everly, David. "Our Love to Admire". ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'', July 2007.</ref> and also to [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Will|last=Hodgkinson|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/interpol-interview-20th-anniversary-s0x7br82g|title=Interpol: misery loves a comeback|work=The Times|date=9 July 2022|access-date=19 July 2022|quote=Interpol, with their sharp suits, poetic air of gothic otherness and songs recalling the post-punk iciness of Echo & the Bunnymen and Siouxsie and the Banshees, were easier to romanticise than most.|archive-date=July 9, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220709005907/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/interpol-interview-20th-anniversary-s0x7br82g|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The band has no primary [[songwriter]], with each member contributing to composition.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Downs|first1=Gordon|title=An interview with INTERPOL|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/an-interview-with-interpol|access-date=May 27, 2017|work=[[Impose (magazine)|Impose]]|date=July 30, 2007}}</ref>

Interpol's first full-length album ''[[Turn On the Bright Lights]]'' (2002) was critically acclaimed, making it to No. 10 on ''[[NME]]''{{'s}} list of the top albums of the year<ref>{{cite web|title=NME Albums of the Year 2002 |work=[[NME]] |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/albums/oftheyear |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413112951/http://www.nme.com/reviews/albums/oftheyear |archive-date=April 13, 2008}}</ref> and No. 1 on [[Pitchfork Media]]'s list of the top 50 albums of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 50 Albums of 2002 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=January 1, 2003 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/38222-staff-list-top-50-albums-of-2002/page_5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905060937/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/38222-staff-list-top-50-albums-of-2002/page_5 |archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref> Subsequent records ''[[Antics (album)|Antics]]'' (2004) and ''[[Our Love to Admire]]'' (2007) brought greater critical and commercial success. The band released its fourth full-length album, [[Interpol (album)|''Interpol'']], in September 2010, then went on hiatus while they focused on other projects.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/66381/Interpol-We-Need-A-Big-Break-Before-Next-Album|title=Interpol: We Need A Big Break Before Next Album : Drummer Sam Fogarino says...|work=Gigwise.com|access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref> Their fifth studio album, ''[[El Pintor]]'', was released in September 2014. The band embarked on an anniversary tour for ''Turn On the Bright Lights'' in 2017, performing the album live in its entirety. The band's sixth studio album, ''[[Marauder (Interpol album)|Marauder]]'', was released in August 2018, and their seventh, ''[[The Other Side of Make-Believe]]'', in July 2022. In 2024, the band embarked on a 20th anniversary tour for ''Antics'', where the album was performed in its entirety.

==History==
===Formation and early releases (1997–2001)===
The band was formed by Kessler and Drudy. Kessler had "been looking to put a band together for a while" when he met Drudy. Kessler "had a very hard time finding musicians to play with—musicians at all, really."<ref name="Pitchfork" /> Kessler met Dengler in a philosophy class at [[New York University]] and asked him if he played an instrument. Later, Kessler ran into Banks (whom he had first met in France) in New York City's [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]], and the pair discussed collaborating. Banks admitted that he and Dengler "butted heads" early on in the band's history, but told ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' that now the two are "really tight, in a spiritual way".<ref name="Night">Raftery, Brian. "Night Falls on Manhattan". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. April 2005.</ref> The band had trouble choosing a name at first. "I got to the point where I was like, 'Guys, we're getting decent crowds, but like... we don't have a name so no one knows who to go see again,'" Kessler said.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |title = Interview: Interpol |publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]] |date = February 1, 2003 |access-date = February 7, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080309071525/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31388-interview-interpol |archive-date= March 9, 2008 |url= http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31388-interview-interpol}}</ref> Furthermore, the band considered the names Las Armas<ref name="Pitchfork" /> and The French Letters before adopting Interpol.

In 2000, after releasing the ''[[Fukd ID 3|Fukd ID No.&nbsp;3]]'' [[extended play|extended-play]] album, Drudy left the band to focus on [[Hot Cross]] and his label [[Level Plane Records]]. Kessler recruited Fogarino, who worked at a local vintage clothing store and at the time considered retiring from music, to replace Drudy.<ref name="Night" /> While a member of Interpol, Drudy was also a member of seminal first-wave [[screamo]] act [[Saetia]].

===Signing with Matador Records, ''Turn On the Bright Lights'' and ''Antics'' (2002–2005)===
[[File:Interpol Concert in Las Vegas, September 19, 2005-4.jpg|thumb|right|Interpol performing in [[Las Vegas]], 2005]]
After self-releasing several EPs between 1998 and 2001, the band signed with [[Matador Records]], a member of the independent [[Beggars Group]], in early 2002. The first release, an EP titled simply [[Interpol EP|''Interpol'']], containing re-recorded versions of "PDA" and "NYC", was released in June 2002. ''[[Turn On the Bright Lights]]'' was released on August 19, 2002. Recorded at Tarquin Studios in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], the album's sound drew comparisons to [[post-punk]] groups of the early 1980s and late 1970s, particularly [[Joy Division]], [[Echo and the Bunnymen]] and [[the Smiths]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/turn-on-the-bright-lights-20020814 |title=Interpol: ''Turn On The Bright Lights'' |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |date=August 14, 2002 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027192756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/turn-on-the-bright-lights-20020814 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The record was a slow-building success, selling 300,000 copies by 2004.<ref name="Night" />

The band regrouped in late 2003 to begin sessions for the follow-up album, again decamping to Tarquin Studios to record. The band released its second album ''[[Antics (album)|Antics]]'' on September 27, 2004. The album sold 350,000 copies in its first four months of release.<ref name="Night" /> The record also saw the band earn its first UK Top 40 hits with "[[Slow Hands (Interpol song)|Slow Hands]]", "[[Evil (Interpol song)|Evil]]" and "[[C'mere]]" charting at No.&nbsp;36, No.&nbsp;18 and No.&nbsp;19, respectively.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= [[Guinness World Records Limited]] | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 270}}</ref> The album eventually reached Gold status in the UK, and later in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Interpol&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104155006/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Interpol&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |access-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref>

The band toured again after the release of the album, playing more dates than ever before and at bigger venues. The ''Antics'' tour stretched on for almost 18 months, including playing as [[undercard]]s for [[U2]] and [[the Cure]], and the band expressed feelings of exhaustion to [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Zane Lowe]] at a concert in [[City of Sunderland|Sunderland]]. The band took three months off after touring finished. Whilst on the road, the band had also released the one-off track "Direction", written for the official [[soundtrack]] to [[HBO]]'s ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends]]''.

===Move to Capitol Records and ''Our Love to Admire'' (2006–2008)===
[[File:Interpol (band).jpg|thumb|left|Interpol performing at the Super Bock Super Rock Festival in [[Lisbon]], 2007]]
In late March 2006, Fogarino confirmed that the band were back in the studio working on new material. In an interview with [[Pitchfork Media]], Fogarino stated "[the process is] moving right along where I think it should...we're all pretty much on fire about it".<ref>{{cite web |author=Solarski, Matthew|title=Interpol Drummer Talks Photos, Stipe, Interscope |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/36038-interpol-drummer-talks-photos-stipe-interscope |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307163103/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/36038-interpol-drummer-talks-photos-stipe-interscope |publisher= [[Pitchfork Media]] |archive-date= March 7, 2008 |date= March 30, 2006 |access-date= May 14, 2009}}</ref> Fogarino also dispelled rumors that the band had signed to major label [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], but also confirmed that they would be leaving Matador in search of a new label. An update to their website in June confirmed that the band had been working on the follow-up since the turn of the year, but did not confirm a name for the album or comment on the mounting speculation that they were imminently to sign to a major label. On August 14, it was widely reported that Interpol had signed for [[Capitol Records]], a fact confirmed by Matador on September 1 in a press release on their website.

''[[Our Love to Admire]]'' was released in July 2007. The album represents a departure for the band, being both the first record they have recorded in New York City (at [[Magic Shop (recording studio)|The Magic Shop]] and [[Electric Lady Studios]]), and the first time they have included keyboards in the arrangements from the start of the songwriting process. The band intended to tour behind the album extensively, beginning with the summer festival circuit throughout the United States and Europe. In August, Interpol headlined one of the days of the [[Lollapalooza]] music festival in Chicago.
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===Return to Matador, ''Interpol'' and departure of Carlos Dengler (2009–2011)===
[[File:Interpol rh balt.JPG|thumb|right|Interpol playing at [[Rams Head Live!]], [[Baltimore]], July 25, 2010]]
On March 6, 2009, the band announced on its website that it was working on songs for a fourth album.<ref name="official">{{Official website|http://www.interpolnyc.com/}}</ref> The album was recorded in [[Electric Lady Studios]] during spring 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/37161-new-interpol-album-coming-next-year/ |title=New Interpol Album Coming Next Year |date=November 19, 2009 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date= July 6, 2011}}</ref> In an interview, Fogarino referred to the album as having gone back to the original sound of ''Turn On the Bright Lights''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/interpol-drummer-explains-new-album-out-in-early-2.html |title=Sam Fogarino Talks New Interpol Album, Courtney Love |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=February 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202212639/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/interpol-drummer-explains-new-album-out-in-early-2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was later claimed by Banks that it would not sound anything like their debut album and that there is some very "classical stuff going on" with it.<ref>{{cite web|author= Rogers, Georgie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20091217_interpol.shtml |title=Interpol Go Orchestral – Paul Banks Gives Us the Lowdown on Their 'Classical' Fourth Album |publisher=[[BBC Radio 6 Music]] |date= December 17, 2009 |access-date= March 9, 2013}}</ref> No news about the album surfaced until late April when the band sent an email directing users to a free download of "Lights", the first officially released song. Citing management changes at the label, the band left Capitol Records prior to the album's release, signing again with [[Matador Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Partridge|first=Kenneth|title=Interpol Have No Regrets About Capitol Stint|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/06/interpol-capitol-matador-new-album/|work=Spinner.com|publisher=AOL|access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-date=September 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915015936/http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/06/interpol-capitol-matador-new-album|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 22, 2010, a promotional video for "Lights", directed by [[Charlie White (artist)|Charlie White]] and featuring [[Lola Blanc]], was made available for free download on the band's official website.

The [[Interpol (album)|band's fourth album]] (self-titled) was officially released on September 7, 2010.<ref>{{dead link|date=March 2013}} {{cite magazine |url=https://consequence.net/2010/06/04/interpol-finds-new-bassist-titles-new-album/ |title=Interpol Finds New Bassist, Titles New Album |magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=June 4, 2010 |access-date=July 6, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was Dengler's last effort with Interpol. In an announcement on the band's website on May 9, 2010, it was revealed that he had left the band sometime after the album's completion. When the remaining members toured in support, he was replaced by multiple players, including [[David Pajo]] (formerly of [[Slint]] and many other bands) on bass, and [[Brandon Curtis]] of [[The Secret Machines]] on keyboards and vocals.<ref name="ofnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.interpolnyc.com/news.html |title=Interpol |date=May 9, 2010 |publisher=Interpol |access-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605074840/http://www.interpolnyc.com/news.html |archive-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref> The album was released on Matador Records in the US, and on [[Cooperative Music]] for Europe, Australia and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperative-music-france.com/flyer/interpolsignesurcoop.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618072250/http://www.cooperative-music-france.com/flyer/interpolsignesurcoop.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |title=Interpol signe chez Cooperative Music |trans-title=Interpol Signs with Cooperative Music |language=fr |publisher=Cooperative-music-france.com |access-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> In February 2011, Pajo announced that he was no longer touring with Interpol, in order to dedicate more time to his family. Pajo was subsequently replaced by Brad Truax.<ref name="ofnews" />

The band was announced as the opener for the third and fourth legs of [[U2]]'s [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/37984-interpol-to-tour-with-u2/ |title=Interpol to Tour With U2 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date= February 22, 2010 |access-date= July 6, 2011}}</ref> and subsequently the band announced eighteen US shows to take place over the third leg of U2's 360° Tour, but only three of them went ahead after Bono's back injury cancelled U2's entire third leg. The band toured the UK and Ireland in November and December 2010.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} The band opened for U2 on their rescheduled tour date at [[Soldier Field]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], on July 5, 2011, and remained on U2's 360° Tour for the remainder of the summer.

=== Brief hiatus and ''El Pintor'' (2012–2015) ===
[[File:El Pintor Interpol.jpg|thumb|left|Interpol performing in 2015 during their El Pintor Tour]]
After the band's appearance at Reading and Leeds in 2011, Fogarino was interviewed.<ref name="gigwisebreak">{{cite web |publisher=Gigwise Official Website |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/66381/Interpol-We-Need-A-Big-Break-Before-Next-Album |title=Interpol: We Need A Big Break Before Next Album |date= August 31, 2011}}</ref> He said, "[w]e need a big break. Interpol needs it. We need to recoup and go on a proper hiatus." He stated that the remaining members of the band would be pursuing separate projects, one of which included a [[Banks (album)|second solo album]] by Paul Banks.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} A deluxe edition of the band's first album, ''Turn on the Bright Lights'' was released on December 4, 2012, to mark the album's ten-year anniversary. It includes previously hard-to-find tracks, including "Get The Girls" and "Cubed".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/interpol/66370 |title=Interpol's 'Turn On The Bright Lights' gets 10th anniversary reissue | work = [[NME]] |date=September 28, 2012 |access-date= December 12, 2012}}</ref>

The band announced on June 5, 2014, that their fifth studio album, entitled ''[[El Pintor]]'', would be released on September 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interpolnyc.com/news.html |title=Interpol : ''El Pintor'' |publisher=Interpolnyc.com |access-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605074840/http://www.interpolnyc.com/news.html |archive-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref> This album's name was derived as an anagram by Paul Banks who created the name while thinking of new design concepts for merchandise.<ref>Daly, Rhian. "Albums of the Year: 49 - Interpol: "El Pintor"." ''NME - New Musical Express'' November 29, 2014: 27. ''ProQuest.'' Web. February 15, 2016</ref> It was the band's first album since the departure of bassist Carlos Dengler, with Paul Banks taking over bass duties for the first time as well as touring member Brandon Curtis taking over keyboard duties on nine of the ten album tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://consequence.net/2014/06/interpol-announce-new-album-el-pintor-due-out-in-september/ | title=Interpol announce new album, El Pintor, due out in September | magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=June 5, 2014 | access-date=June 5, 2014 | author=Young, Alex}}</ref>

To promote the album, Interpol embarked a world tour which started in June 2014. While on tour in November, the band were one of the many caught in the [[November 2014 North American cold wave|heavy snow storms]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. The band's tour bus was unable to move and they were stuck under the snow for more than 50 hours. Three shows, two in Canada and one in Boston, were postponed as a result.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Geslani|first1=Michelle|title=Interpol have been stranded on Buffalo highway for 50 hours due to record-breaking snowstorm|url=https://consequence.net/2014/11/interpol-have-been-stranded-on-buffalo-highway-for-30-hours-due-to-record-breaking-snowstorm/|access-date=June 16, 2015|work=Consequence of Sound|date=November 19, 2014}}</ref> Touring for ''El Pintor'' culminated in a performance at the 2015 [[Electric Picnic]] festival.

''El Pintor'' was followed up by a remix album, ''El Pintor Remixes'', which featured electronic musicians such as [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]], [[Factory Floor]] and [[The Field (musician)|The Field]].<ref>{{cite web|title=INTERPOL ANNOUNCE REMIX LP, 'EL PINTOR REMIXES'|date=March 10, 2016 |url=https://diymag.com/2016/03/10/interpol-announce-remix-lp-el-pintor-remixes|publisher=DIY}}</ref>

=== ''Marauder'' and ''A Fine Mess'' (2016–2019) ===
[[File:Primavera19 -98 (48986113281).jpg|thumb|right|Interpol performing at [[Primavera Sound]] in 2019]]
In September 2016, Paul Banks revealed in an interview on [[Beats 1]] that Interpol would resume writing in the fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/post/idsa.02cd07ba-746c-11e6-b331-337373bb5a40|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101042508/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/post/idsa.02cd07ba-746c-11e6-b331-337373bb5a40|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2016|title=Watch "Will Interpol be back?! - Paul Banks of Banks & Steelz" posted by Ebro Darden on Apple Music.|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref>  In January 2017, Interpol announced that their sixth album would be out in 2018 and that they would embark on a tour for ''Turn On the Bright Lights' '' 15th anniversary, playing the entire album front to back.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=Sheldon|title=Interpol Announce Turn On the Bright Lights Anniversary Tour|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/71055-interpol-announce-turn-on-the-bright-lights-anniversary-tour/|website=Pitchfork|date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> In between the tour and announcement of the new album, they released an EP consisting of bonus tracks from ''El Pintor''. The tracks included were "The Depths", "Malfeasance", and "What Is What".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boomkat.com/products/el-pintor-bonus-tracks|title=El Pintor Bonus Tracks|website=Boomkat|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

On May 24, 2018, ''Pitchfork'' noted that the name of the new album would be ''Marauder'' in their Guide to New Albums: Summer 2018 list.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-pitchfork-guide-to-new-albums-summer-2018/ |title=The Pitchfork Guide to New Albums: Summer 2018 |last1=Wicks |first1=Amanda |last2=Kim |first2=Michelle |date=May 24, 2018 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524143557/https://pitchfork.com/news/the-pitchfork-guide-to-new-albums-summer-2018/ |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=May 24, 2018 |last3=Blais-Billie |first3=Braudie |last4=Yoo |first4=Noah |last5=Bloom |first5=Madison}}</ref> In June 2018, the band held a press conference in [[Mexico City]] and announced the ''[[Marauder (Interpol album)|Marauder]]'' release date, August 24, 2018. The same day they released the first single of the album entitled "The Rover".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/interpol-announce-new-album-marauder-share-new-song-the-rover-listen/ |title=Interpol Announce New Album Marauder, Share New Song "The Rover": Listen |last1=Kim |first1=Michelle |last2=Strauss |first2=Matthew |date=June 7, 2018 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> A month later Interpol released their second single from the album, "Number 10".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2018/07/interpol-number-10-marauder-new-song/ |title=Interpol share new, office-set single "Number 10": Stream |last=Colborn |first=Randall |date=July 30, 2018 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> On August 23, the music video for their single "If You Really Love Nothing" was released.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/interpol-release-edgy-new-video-really-love-nothing-featuring-kristen-stewart-finn-wittrock-2370105|title=Kristen Stewart and Finn Wittrock star in Interpol's edgy new video for 'If You Really Love Nothing' - NME|date=August 23, 2018|work=NME|access-date=August 24, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

On January 30, 2019, Interpol released "Fine Mess", a song that was left off of ''Marauder'', as a single.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-interpols-haunting-new-song-fine-mess-786573/ |title=Hear Interpol's Haunting New Song 'Fine Mess' |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=January 30, 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> On March 28, the band announced a new EP, ''A Fine Mess'', consisting of songs from the ''Marauder'' sessions that didn't make the final cut, with a release date of May 17, 2019. On the same day, they released the second single off the EP, "The Weekend".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/interpol-a-fine-mess-ep-new-music-weekend-paul-banks-interview-tour-strokes-2467016 |title=Interpol tell us about their new 'A Fine Mess' EP: "This is about taking the party by the horns" |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=March 28, 2019 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> On August 16, 2019, ''Our Love to Admire'' became unavailable on streaming platforms which caused some panic among fans. Lead singer Paul Banks quickly addressed the issue by reassuring fans via Twitter that the album would be returned to streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bankspaulbanks/status/1162381538136383488|title=Hey gang! Thanks for the heads ups. OLTA will be back up on streaming pronto. Hang tight!|last=Banks|first=Paul|date=August 16, 2019|website=@bankspaulbanks|language=en|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Matador Records had finally acquired the rights to Interpol's entire catalog.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9497186/deals-matador-interpol-pavement-sony-masterworks-broadway|title=The Deals: Matador Acquires Interpol & Pavement Catalog Rights, Sony Masterworks Takes On Broadway|website=Billboard.com|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>

=== ''The Other Side of Make-Believe'' (2020–present) ===
[[File:Interpol in Pittsburgh 2022.jpg|alt=Landscape photo depicting Interpol playing in concert in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|thumb|Interpol performing in Pittsburgh in 2022]]
Interpol began writing songs for a seventh studio album during the summer of 2020. The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] had impacted the way they wrote music; the band wrote in an Instagram post that they, at first, "had to use the internet to circulate ideas and collaborate remotely" before eventually being able to write music together in person at a house in the [[Catskill Mountains]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Patrick |date=June 17, 2021 |title=Interpol have "been working on new music since last summer" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/interpol-have-been-working-on-new-music-since-last-summer-2972328 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> They began recording the album in London during 2021 alongside producers [[Flood (producer)|Flood]] and [[Alan Moulder]], the latter of whom previously mixed ''Interpol'' (2010) and ''El Pintor'' (2014). The album's first single "[[Toni (Interpol song)|Toni]]" premiered on April 7.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Goggins |first1=Joe |title=Interpol tease first single from seventh album with clip from new video |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/interpol-tease-first-single-seventh-album-clip-new-video-14382/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 6, 2022}}</ref> ''[[The Other Side of Make-Believe]]'' and was released on July 15, 2022, along with a music video for "Gran Hotel".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=Interpol Announce New Album The Other Side of Make-Believe, Share Video for New Song "Toni": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/interpol-announce-new-album-the-other-side-of-make-believe-share-video-for-new-song-toni-watch/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |work=Pitchfork |date=April 7, 2022}}</ref> 

Beginning in 2023, Chris Broome filled in for drummer Sam Fogarino, who was recovering from spinal surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Interpol drummer drops off upcoming shows after undergoing cervical spine surgery |url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/interpol-drummer-drops-off-upcoming-shows-after-undergoing-cervical-spine-surgery/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=105.7 The Point |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Will |title=Live Report: Interpol celebrate 20 years of Antics at the 3Arena |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/live-report-interpol-celebrate-20-years-of-antics-at-the-3arena-23058300 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Hotpress}}</ref>

On April 20, 2024, Interpol performed a free concert at the [[Zócalo]] in [[Mexico City]] to an estimated crowd of 160,000, the largest show of the band's career.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cano |first=Natalia |date=2024-04-21 |title=Interpol Plays Biggest Show of Its Career in Mexico City: 5 Best Moments |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/interpol-mexico-city-zocalo-concert-best-moments/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Side projects==
In early 2007, Fogarino joined with former [[Swervedriver]] frontman [[Adam Franklin]] to form a side-project band called The Setting Suns. Since then, the duo have changed their name to [[Magnetic Morning]] and released a six-track EP on iTunes.

On August 4, 2009, Banks released his first solo record titled ''[[Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper]]'' under the assumed name Julian Plenti.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/interpol/44465/ |title=Interpol Man to Release Solo Album | work = [[NME]] |date= May 5, 2009 |access-date= October 15, 2011}}</ref> Although not a long departure from Interpol's sound, the album features a wider range of material, and "establishes Banks' viability as a musician outside of the context of Interpol".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13224-julian-plenti-is-skyscraper/ |title=Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper |author= LeMay, Matt |date= July 31, 2009 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date= November 21, 2009}}</ref> The album was recorded at the Seaside Lounge in Brooklyn and at [[Electric Lady Studios]] in Manhattan. It was mixed by [[Peter Katis]] at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut. The album was released on [[Matador Records]]. He released his second solo album, ''[[Banks (Paul Banks album)|Banks]]'', on October 22, 2012, under his own name.

In 2013, Fogarino, touring Interpol member [[Brandon Curtis]], and [[Duane Denison]] formed EmptyMansions, who released their album ''snakes/vultures/sulfate'' via [[Riot House Records]] in April 2013.

In 2014, [[Daniel Kessler (guitarist)|Daniel Kessler]] formed Big Noble with sound designer Joseph Fraioli of Datach'i. They released their debut album ''First Light'' on February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/56942-interpols-daniel-kessler-launches-side-project-big-noble/ |title=Interpol's Daniel Kessler Launches Side Project Big Noble |author= Gordon, Jeremy |date= October 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date= October 8, 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, Paul Banks released an album alongside [[Wu-Tang Clan]] member [[RZA]] under the name [[Banks & Steelz]]. The album, titled ''[[Anything But Words]]'', was released on August 26, 2016, through [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/06/09/interpol-paul-banks-rza-banks-steelz-anything-but-words/ | title=RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks announce debut album ''Anything But Words'' | magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] | date=June 9, 2016 | access-date=September 24, 2019 | author=Bowe, Miles}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/anything-but-words/id1119641169 | title=Anything But Words by Banks & Steelz | publisher=[[iTunes|iTunes U.S.]] | access-date=July 5, 2016}}</ref>

In 2020, Paul Banks announced a new side project by the name of Muzz. The band also consists of [[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]] and [[The Walkmen|Matt Barrick]]. Their self-titled debut LP, ''[[Muzz (album)|Muzz]]'' was released on June 5, 2020, through [[Matador Records]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/muzz-muzz/ |title=Muzz Album Review|publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 4, 2020|author=Schonfeld, Zach}}</ref>

==Members==
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===Current members===
*[[Paul Banks (American singer)|Paul Banks]]{{spaced ndash}}lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1997–present), bass guitar (2014–present)
*[[Daniel Kessler (guitarist)|Daniel Kessler]]{{spaced ndash}}lead guitar, backing vocals (1997–present), piano (2009–present)
*[[Sam Fogarino]]{{spaced ndash}}drums, percussion (2000–present)

===Current touring musicians===
*[[Brandon Curtis]]{{spaced ndash}}keyboards, backing vocals (2010–present)
*Brad Truax{{spaced ndash}}bass guitar, backing vocals (2011–present)
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===Former members===
*[[Greg Drudy]]{{spaced ndash}}drums, percussion (1997–2000)
*[[Carlos Dengler]]{{spaced ndash}}bass guitar, keyboards (1997–2010); backing vocals (1997-2002)

===Former touring musicians===
*Eric Altesleben{{spaced ndash}}keyboards, backing vocals (2001–2003)
*Frederic Blasco{{spaced ndash}}keyboards, backing vocals (2004–2005)
*David "Farmer Dave" Scher{{spaced ndash}}keyboards, backing vocals (2007–2008)
*[[David Pajo]]{{spaced ndash}}bass guitar, backing vocals (2010–2011)
*Chris Broome{{spaced ndash}}drums, percussion (2023–2024) 
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==Discography==
{{Main|Interpol discography}}

'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Turn On the Bright Lights]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Antics (album)|Antics]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Our Love to Admire]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Interpol (album)|Interpol]]'' (2010)
* ''[[El Pintor]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Marauder (Interpol album)|Marauder]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Other Side of Make-Believe]]'' (2022)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Interpol (band)|Interpol}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{allMusic|id=mn0000096576|label=Interpol}}

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