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Interpol

American rock band from New York City

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Founded: 1997
Members / parts: Paul Banks
, Sam Fogarino
, Daniel Kessler
Genre: alternative rock
, indie rock
, post-punk revival
Label: Matador Records
, Capitol Records
, Parlophone
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: 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, Daniel Kessler (guitar), Carlos Dengler, 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 in-studio role of bassist for their next three albums. Longtime touring musicians Brandon Curtis and Brad Truax (bass) were named official members in 2026.

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Discography: Interpol discography
Website: interpolnyc.com language: English
Nominations: Shortlist Music Prize(2003) for work: Turn on the Bright Lights
Influenced by: Joy Division
Television
Start of work period: 1998
Country: United States
Social media followers: 198,869(February 11, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 6208002
184,188(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 6208002
179,982(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 6208002
178,860(April 13, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 6208002
Native label: Interpol
Official name: Interpol

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