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Paul Banks
Paul Banks
Interpol member
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Daniel Kessler
Daniel Kessler
British musician
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Carlos Dengler
Carlos Dengler
American musician
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Sam Fogarino
Sam Fogarino
American musician
4
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Pretty Girls Make Graves
band
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Squid
Squid
British post-punk band
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The Secret Machines
The Secret Machines
band that plays space rock
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Metronomy
Metronomy
British electronic music group
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The Wombats
The Wombats
British band
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Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura
Scottish indie pop band
10
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Scottish band
11
Doves
Doves
band
12
Mogwai
Mogwai
Scottish post-rock band
13
Warpaint
Warpaint
American alternative rock band
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Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
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Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
American indie rock band
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Bosnian Rainbows
Bosnian Rainbows
American art rock band
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Black Midi
Black Midi
English music group
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Snail Mail
Snail Mail
Indie Rock Band
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Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot
American indie rock band
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Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
American rock band
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The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
Canadian indie rock band
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Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco
Canadian musician
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The Strokes
The Strokes
American rock band
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Los Campesinos!
Los Campesinos!
Welsh indie pop band
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
American and New Zealand rock band
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Fucked Up
Fucked Up
Canadian hardcore punk band
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
American rock band
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Boris
Boris
Japanese experimental rock band
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
British rock band from Glasgow
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent
American singer-songwriter
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The National
The National
American indie rock band
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MGMT
MGMT
American band
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Hot Cross
Hot Cross
band
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Klaxons
Klaxons
English band
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Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Icelandic band
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The Big Pink
The Big Pink
English electronic rock duo
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Pulp
Pulp
UK band
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Car Seat Headrest
Car Seat Headrest
American indie rock band
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Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub
British band
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Spoon
Spoon
American band
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Calexico
Calexico
American indie rock band
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David Gray
David Gray
British singer-songwriter
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DIIV
DIIV
American indie rock band
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Archive
Archive
British musical group
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Passion Pit
Passion Pit
American electropop band
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Iceage
Iceage
Danish band
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Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels
hip-hop duo
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The Cure
The Cure
English rock band
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Editors
Editors
British band
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Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
American indie rock band
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The Chameleons
The Chameleons
English post-punk band
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American rock band from New York City
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Interpol is an American rock band from Manhattan, New York. Formed in 1997, their original line-up consisted of Paul Banks (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), 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, the National, and Stellastarr, Interpol is one of the bands associated with the New York indie music scene and one of several groups that emerged from the post-punk revival of the 2000s. 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, and the Chameleons. The band has no primary songwriter, with each member contributing to composition.

Interpol's debut 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 and No. 1 on Pitchfork Media's list of the top 50 albums of the year. Subsequent records Antics (2004) and Our Love to Admire (2007) brought greater critical and commercial success. The band released its self-titled fourth album in September 2010, then went on hiatus while they focused on other projects. 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, was released in August 2018.