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刚刚进入乐坛，便被冠以“New York Joy Division”的头衔，还有象The Chameleons、The Cure等等后朋纪元的经典名字。听到过太多“新Joy Division”的称谓，我并未期望过他们可以逾越Joy Division这座真正的丰碑，因为我深知这是痴人说梦；我却也不会在乎他们只是一群拙劣的模仿者，因为我只是希望可以再次沉溺，寻回昔日的回忆哪怕仅有一丝的影子，而Interpol最令我欣喜的是他们竟然真的承传着来自当年Post-Punk伟大纪元的精良神髓，延续着自省阴郁的灰暗后朋精神。
Interpol成立于1998年纽约，成员分别是主唱兼吉他手Paul Bans，吉他手Daniel Kessler，低音吉他手Carlos Dengler和鼓手Sam Fogarino。其实乐队受到乐坛关注，或多或少都应该感谢以同城乐团The Strokes为代表所引发的“美国入侵不列颠”潮流，但是乐团的音乐风格却和A.R.E. Weapons、Andrew WK、The Moldy Peaches等来自纽约的名字大相径庭，Interpol的乐风甚至形象气质皆流露着浓浓的英伦气息，这也是我对这支团体极有好感的原因之一。且看Interpol极其文雅风度的衣着（看看旁边的照片），有形有款的Mode味道，都散发着浓浓的英式Post-Punk／New Wave格调，而乐团的音乐更是显得忧郁黯淡，全没有传统美国朋克音乐粗野狂放，沉淀着的是多一份精致多一份内敛的欧陆风格。
by Andy Kellman
New Yorks Interpol reminds anyone who has ever heard post-punk bands like Joy Division and the Chameleons of those exact bands, plus a few more. The roots of the band — as far as its members are considered — can be traced back to a partnership between Daniel Kessler (a guitarist and vocalist) and a fellow New York University student named Greg Drudy (a drummer). Kessler struck up a friendship with another NYU student, Carlos Dengler, who had previously played guitar and felt like becoming involved with music for a second time. He took up the bass and keyboard duties. And by sheer coincidence, Kessler later bumped into Paul Banks, a guitarist/vocalist he knew from time spent in France. With the lineup settled, Interpol became a fully active band in 1998. After the bands first gigs in early 2000, Drudy vacated his position and was replaced by Sam Fogarino.
They started playing out frequently, including regular appearances at clubs in and around New York like Brownies and the Mercury Lounge. A brief tour of the U.K. in April 2001 was punctuated by a radio session for John Peels BBC program; at that point, the band was touring in support of a limited-edition EP released through the Chemikal Underground labels Fukd I.D. series. (They had also appeared on a compilation that was released just prior to Fukd I.D. called Clooney Tunes for another U.K. indie, Fierce Panda.) 2001 also saw a self-released EP from the band and another compilation appearance on Arena Rocks This Is Next Year, a double-disc set of Brooklyn-area acts. Matador signed the band in 2002 and issued a three-song single and the bands debut LP (Turn on the Bright Lights) by years end. The album made the band indie stars, and extensive touring around the world followed. Just prior to releasing their second album (Antics) in September 2004, they opened for the Cure as part of that bands Curiosa Festival. Our Love to Admire, the bands first album for a major label (Capitol), was released in 2007.
