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[[File:interpol1_7505.jpg|frame|L to R: Sam Fogarino, Daniel Kessler, Carlos Dengler, Paul Banks]]

 

'''Interpol''' is an American indie rock band formed in 1997. They came to prominence in 2002 with their debut album ''Turn On The Bright Lights'', and have released three more albums since then, each to critical acclaim. The band consists of Paul Banks on vocals and guitar, Daniel Kessler on guitar and back up vocals, and Sam Fogarino on drums. Bassist Carlos Dengler left the band in 2010 to pursue personal projects, and has not yet been officially replaced. For the duration of their 2010 tour to support their fourth album (self-titled ''Interpol''), the remaining trio have been joined by Dave Pajo on bass and Brandon Curtis as keyboardist and backup vocalist.

Not to be confused with [[Interpol Special Agent]].

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* [[Album Title Drop]] - "It's up to me now, '''turn on the bright lights'''". in "NYC".

* [[Animated Music Video]] - "PDA" to an extent.

* [[Artist Disillusionment]] - Cited as one of the reasons for Carlos' departure. He even said in a 2007 interview that he changed his style so drastically in order to avoid being recongised in public so much.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]] - "Stella Was a Diver And She Was Always Down". The song's subtle references to oral sex become much, much less subtle once Banks starts singing "Oh yeah.... so good.... right on" for a whole minute.

* [[Epic Riff]] - This trope is Daniel Kessler's specialty. It's hard to name one Interpol song which doesn't have one. Carlos Dengler is a dab hand at them on bass, too.

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]] - Pretty much everything about Carlos Dengler inspires this.

* [[Fading Into the Next Song]] - Happens for the first time towards the end of their fourth album, with "All Of The Ways" and "The Undoing".

* [[Gratuitous Spanish]] - In "The Undoing". Partially justified by Banks' fluency in the language as a result of living in Spain while growing up.

* [[Indecipherable Lyrics]] - So very much. This isn't helped by the complete lack of official lyrics on either the band's website or in the album sleeves.

** [http://www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/interpol.shtml Here's a list].

* [[Music Video Overshadowing]] - "Evil": A song about a man tempting a woman to commit adultery with him. The video is about a puppet who is rushed to surgery after being involved in a car accident.

* [[Non-Appearing Title]] - [[Trope Codifier]]

* [[The One That Got Away]] - Both "C'mere" and "The Heinrich Maneuver touch on this.

* [[The Oner]] - The video for "The Heinrich Maneuver" is an odd example of this.

* [[Performance Video]] - "Mammoth"

* [[Precision F-Strike]]:

** "No way, no fucking way" in the otherwise calm "Try It On".

** "Mammoth" contains two, one in each verse.

** A Precision F Strike is usually added to "Leif Erikson" during live performances: "But if your life is such a big fucking joke, why should I care?"

* [[Self-Titled Album]] - Their fourth, and the last album to feature all four of them together.

* [[Stop and Go]] - "PDA", "Evil", "The Heinrich Maneuver".

* [[The Stoic]] - From a review of their latest tour: ''"The NYC post-punkers are so stoic, when frontman Paul Banks clears his throat between songs, it could be considered stage banter".''

 

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