Interpol LP 'falls back towards first'

Interpol have suggested that their upcoming fourth album will be more like their acclaimed debut Turn On The Bright Lights than their last LP.

Drummer Sam Fogarino told Paste Magazine that 2007's Our Love To Admire "was not our most cohesive moment... it was when reality kicked in as to where we were and where we were never going back to".

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

"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."

He added: "That big wash of reverb? It's back. It's there. I personally brought two reverb tanks to the studio that our engineer fell in love with.

"The whole point is that there shouldn't be any bounds, but you've got to know your context. If you throw in the kitchen sink, then there's no identity. Who are you?"

Turn On The Bright Lights was recently named the eight best album of the decade by NME.