Interpol at the Manchester Apollo 8th July

Interpol, the four dapper dons of dark and deeply melodic rock play in Manchester.

Over the past five years the band have jumped from being New York local favourites to a globally respected band, treading the boards of hundreds of venues, from Tampa to Tokyo. In a piece of brilliant timing as far as Manchester's Interpol fans are concerned, the new album, Our Love To Admire, will be released on July 9th, the day after their Apollo gig. Produced by Interpol and Rich Costey and recorded in New York City at Electric Lady and The Magic Shop Studios, this album is their first for Parlophone Records.

Following a brief break after their world tour supporting the release of their last hit album, the band re-grouped in New York City to lay down the foundation for Our Love To Admire.  In a departure from the songwriting tactics used on both of their prior releases, the band brought no material from the road, instead choosing to start work on their third album revitalised and with a clean slate. Armed with completely open minds and lacking any conceptions as to what this release would bring, Our Love To Admire, is the natural evolution from their previous albums, 2002’s Turn on the Bright Lights and 2004’s Antics.

Although they are renowned for producing their own albums, as the songs began to stockpile, the band chose to work with noted producer and mixer Rich Costey. They clicked immediately, with Costey automatically understanding their language and able to help them expand the sound of the new songs. It seems odd that a band as closely linked to its hometown, so ingrained as Interpol is to New York City, had never actually recorded in Manhattan. The decision was made to remedy that for Our Love to Admire, which was laid down at Electric Lady studios in the West Village. The two earlier records had been recorded in a house in Connecticut where the band lived and worked in the same space. The claustrophobia working well for the music but undoubtedly providing a certain amount of stress. The new record, recorded so close to home made, everything a little more healthy.