Interpol (album)

Interpol
Studio album by
Interpol
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
Recorded2009–2010
StudioElectric Lady, New York City
Genre
Length45:53
Label
ProducerInterpol
Interpol chronology
Interpol: Live in Astoria EP
(2007) 		Interpol
(2010) 		El Pintor
(2014)
Singles from Interpol
  1. "Barricade"
    Released: August 3, 2010
  2. "Summer Well"
    Released: December 6, 2010
  3. "Lights"
    Released: February 8, 2011
  4. "Try It On"
    Released: April 16, 2011

Interpol is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Interpol, released on September 7, 2010, through Matador Records. The self-produced album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. Bassist Carlos Dengler left shortly after the album's completion.

Interpol was released to lukewarm critical reception, with some critics negatively comparing it to their prior albums. In a 2018 interview with Vice, lead singer Paul Banks claimed that tensions within the band, particularly regarding Dengler's departure, made the album "hard and unpleasant to make" and that "we suffered for this record a lot". However, despite its rocky production, the group was happy with the album. Banks claimed that "what ultimately wound up on that record is some of our best stuff", specifically citing "Lights" and "The Undoing" as two of the band's best songs yet.[1]

The lead single "Barricade" was released on August 3, 2010, followed by "Summer Well" on December 6; "Lights" on February 8, 2011;[2] and "Try It On" on April 16, 2011.

  1. ^ "Paul Banks Rates Interpol's Five Albums".
  2. ^ "New Releases – U.S.A. – Forthcoming Singles". radio1.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-09-12.