Interpol's back. Since the awesome debut album, Turn on the bright lights, the New-York band has grown up and is now taking a turn with a fantastic third album. Bright and luminous, the last week released Our love to admire proves Interpol's ability to evolve smoothly with the same talented sense of songwriting. Daniel Kessler, lead guitarist, was in Paris last june to talk about this new record and the band.
Our love to admire is much brighter than Antics, how come?
I don't know. The way the album is perceived doesn't really matter to me. It is about actions reactions, it depends on people. Some said at the time that Antics was upbeat. You can't really have one mood for an entire album. Things happened fast in the studio. The albums starts with a pretty dark song, Pioneer to the falls which is very minor, but it's an arbitrary mood that can't define the whole record, there are more different kind of phases. Though our opening songs like Pioneer to the falls, Untitled or Next Exit are chose very carefully, they can't represent all of our entire records. Then I can never say if this album is brighter or darker. People could consider it one way or another. And I don't want to interfere. People should have their own impressions.
You seemed to have used a lot more keyboards on Our love to admire, what happened during the recording sessions?
We basically orchestrated a system. We used to use pretty simple keyboards as final touches before. But this time we sequenced keyboards as we were writing the songs. It opened new directions and new sounds for us, and it felt very natural. That was exploration. We thought that sometimes a melody might not be played on guitars. We all embraced the use of keyboards for composing. That was the right time and the right set up to explore new horizons.
Interpol
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« For me Interpol is the four of us facing each other in a room that's not too big. »
Do you feel more a studio or a live band ?
It's something else. I feel Interpol is like a band writing songs. It's not easy. Songs can grow in studio. Live, we're elements playing together. For me Interpol is the four of us facing each other in a room that's not too big.
There are tons of new rock bands coming out every week while you seem to have emerge gradually. How do you look back at your career so far?
I really feel at ease. I think it's very pure. We didn't know each other when we started. That is something I really appreciated. It's nice to get together with people you don't have anything in common with and make a chemistry out of it. And that was very natural. Nobody cared about what we did for years and then it started. Then we all moved together. It's hard to say, we feel like a clan. But all of us put our free time into other things. I do listen to a lot of music. I don't necessarily keep it up but it stimulates my brain.
Interpol
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« And we're not in the band for the fun. We want to make people feel. We're writing songs because we feel something. »
Do you feel a huge pressure from the media? I mean, you're not to me a band that started fast and became famous in a couple of days but a band that took time to get established.
It went very gradually. We started in 1998 and our first record came out in 2002. Most bands gets sometimes a bigger way up. First we didn't know each other. Then, being a band in New-York is a job for years. A rehearsal room is expensive in New-York city, and rent is expensive. We recorded three demos before we managed to record Turn on the bright lights. But looking back I wouldn't change a thing. That was our foundation. I was convinced i could get something out of it. With a first record you can maybe lose yourself if it goes too fast. We've never been interested in immediacy. People have always come to see our shows because we're an albums band, not a one song band. We can see this during the shows. And we're not in the band for the fun. We want to make people feel. We're writing songs because we feel something.
Interpol
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« Coming back at the hotel lobby after 1 AM and someone tells you "good morning"! »
What's your best memory ever on stage?
One of the best was in Mexico city, in front of 12000 people. That was a moment. I always have my personal camera on stage, and I remember telling myself "That is a moment". There was something pure. It's rare, and doesn't depend on how big or small the venue is.
And what's your worst?
What I hate is when I'm coming back at the hotel lobby after 1 AM and someone tells me "good morning"!
Last album released: Our love to admire, Capitol, july 2007
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