Interpol Prepare New Album

Stunning New York act Interpol are set to end their silence with new material set to emerge in 2010.

A wave of acts from New York emerged in 2001 who have gone on to define the decade's music. The Strokes, of course, arrived in a blizzard of hype and delivered their debut album 'Is This It?'.

However in the long run the most critically acclaimed act to emerge from New York in that period could well be Interpol. The band's debut album 'Turn On The Bright Lights' seemed to capture the shimmering beauty of New York at midnight, all neon signs and long shadows.

Continuing to challenge themselves the band's subsequent releases - such as 2007's 'Our Love To Admire' - have seen Interpol travel beyond these beginnings. Set to return next year, band member Sam Fogarino claims in a new interview that the band's upcoming material hints at their gothic beginnings.

"The new record falls back towards the first," Sam Fogarino told Paste Magazine. "In trying to move forward, there was an unspoken realization that you can’t let go of your sonic-defining tag."

The band have yet to confirm a title for their new album, which follows on from a year of solo projects such as Paul Banks' Julian Plenti alter ego.

Returning to their early sound, Sam Fogarino revealed that "there was an effort in Daniel (Kessler)'s guitar tone; he rediscovered it playing in his loft space for a year without anybody."

"The quality of that tone, played in a big room, is just beautiful. It creates an atmosphere."

Interpol are due to return next year with their fourth album.