Interpol is a New York City-based rock band whose rose to fame during the Post-Punk revival of the early 2000s with their mixture of indie rock, [goth]] and post punk. Their debut album Turn on the Bright Lights was released on Matador Records in 2002 and became a critical and commercial success. http://www.matadorrecords.com/interpol/biography.html

The original members of Interpol all met while students at New York University. After recruiting Sam Fogarino to play drums, the band released a number of demos before signing to Indie label Matador Records in 2002. The group's debut album was a critical success and landed the band on countless year-end top 10 lists. Their follow up, 2004's Antics, was a commercial success and saw the band embark on an 18 month tour in support of it (even opening shows for U2 and The Cure). Their third album, Our Love to Admire, was released in 2007.http://pitchfork.com/news/37984-interpol-to-tour-with-u2/

Despite having a British appearance, with tailored suits and dark sunglasses, the band Interpol was formed in 1998 by a group of students from New York University. They are known for Paul Banks' baritone, somber voice paired with dark, atmospheric tones, similar to Joy Division. They began by distributing 8-track recordings, but had to replace their drummer, Greg Drudy, in 2000. Sam Fogarino took his place and Interpol issued a three-song EP, which generated interest in their first album Turn on the Bright Lights, which as released in 2002.http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nfixqwkldke~T1

Turn on the Bright Lights featured the songs "Obstacle 1", "PDA", "Say Hello to the Angels", and "NYC", which helped garner international appeal, especially in Europe. Turn on the Bright Lights went on to achieve Gold status in the United States.http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/interpol/biography The band later went on tour with headliners The Cure in the Curiosa Festival.http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nfixqwkldke~T1

In 2004, Interpol released their second album, Antics. Hits like "Slow Hands" and "Evil" were considered radio-friendly. They then toured with the Pixies and Coldplay in their international tour in 2005.http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/interpol/biography Meanwhile, Antics would be certified Gold by the RIAA.http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Interpol&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50

Interpol left Matador Records in 2007 for Capitol Records. They released Our Love to Admire, which featured more keyboards in their songs.http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nfixqwkldke~T1http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/interpol/biography The album was named one of NME's Top 50 Albums of 2007 and also peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200.http://www.nme.com/reviews/albums/oftheyearhttp://www.billboard.com/#/album/interpol/our-love-to-admire/948489

• 2002: Turn on the Bright Lights
• 2004: Antics
• 2007: Our Love to Admire