Interpol discography

Interpol discography
Two guitarists, a drummer and a keyboard player are performing on an orange lit stage in front of an audience. Various pieces of equipment surround the group. The stage features a black backdrop with two strips of vertical lights.
Interpol performing live in 2015
Studio albums7
EPs9
Singles14
Music videos15

The discography of American rock band Interpol consists of seven studio albums, nine extended plays (EPs), and fifteen singles. Interpol was formed in 1997[1] by New York University students Daniel Kessler and Greg Drudy,[2] with Carlos Dengler and Paul Banks joining later. Drudy left the band in 2000, and was replaced with Sam Fogarino.[3]

Following a self-released demo tape in 1998,[4] the quartet's official debut was Fukd ID #3 in 2000, an EP distributed through Scottish independent record label Chemikal Underground. The label later announced that the EP had sold out.[5] The band then self-published their Precipitate EP in 2001,[6] and the strength of the previous two EPs led to the band signing with Matador Records on April 26, 2002.[7]

Interpol's first release for the label was the self-titled Interpol EP in June 2002. The EP was considered a success by music critics, and aided in shedding the band's frequent comparisons to British post-punk group Joy Division.[8][9] Two of the three tracks on the EP featured on the band's debut studio album, Turn on the Bright Lights, released in 2002. The record peaked at number 101 on the UK Albums Chart,[10] and number 158 on the Billboard 200.[11] The album was certified Gold in the United Kingdom,[12] with the record's highest-charting single "Obstacle 1" reaching number 41 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] After two years, the band released Antics in 2004. The album debuted at number fifteen in the US,[11] and in the top ten on the Irish Albums Chart.[14] The album's second single "Evil" peaked at number eighteen in the UK Singles Chart, the band's highest-charting single in the country.[15] Antics was certified Gold in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.[12][16][17]

In 2006, Interpol left Matador to sign with major label Capitol Records.[18] Their third full-length, Our Love to Admire, was released worldwide in 2007, and brought the band chart-topping success in Ireland.[14] Lead single "The Heinrich Maneuver" became the band's highest and longest charting single in their home nation, spending nineteen weeks in the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, peaking at number eleven.[11] The band's self-titled fourth album Interpol was released in 2010, with the record peaking at number one on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[11] Interpol was the last album featuring Dengler, who left the band in May 2010.[19]

As of 2014, the band has sold over 1.4 million albums in the United States,[20] and almost two million collectively worldwide.[21]

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  2. ^ Kellman, Andy; Leahey, Andrew. "allmusic - Interpol > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  3. ^ "Interpol - Blender". Blender. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  4. ^ Garrett, Jon (2002-04-12). "The Forgotten NYC Band: An Interview with Interpol". PopMatters. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  5. ^ "Fukd id on Chemikal Underground Records". Chemikal Underground official website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  6. ^ Rabid, Jack. "allmusic - Precipitate > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  7. ^ "Matador Records - Interpol". Matador Records official website. 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  8. ^ Kellman, Andy. "allmusic - Interpol > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  9. ^ Carr, Eric (2002-07-16). "Album Reviews: Interpol: Interpol EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  10. ^ Rogers, Simon (2009-11-19). "NME's top 50 albums of the decade: how high did they get in the charts?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  11. ^ a b c d "Interpol Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-12-14. (Note: User must insert relevant search criteria to display certification)
  13. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 27 September 2003". ChartsPlus (109). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 1.
  14. ^ a b "Irish Music Charts Archive". Irish Recorded Music Association / Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2010-01-25. Note: User search required.
  15. ^ "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Official Charts Company / EveryHit. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2010-01-25. Note: User search required.
  16. ^ "Accreditations: 2009 Albums". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  17. ^ "RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  18. ^ "Interpol Inks New Deal With Capitol". Billboard. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  19. ^ Catling, Simon Jay (2010-06-17). "Interpol to Release New Album on Matador". Spinner. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  20. ^ Goodman, Lizzy (22 July 2014). "Interpol on Becoming a Trio & Maintaining Harmony: 'It's a Hard Thing to Do'". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  21. ^ Dengler, Carlos. "Carlos Dengler CV" (PDF). carlosdengler.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-12-18.