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Interpol – A Fine Mess //Matador Records// (Released 17th May)

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£13.99 – 12″ Vinyl EP

Recorded during time spent in upstate New York with producer extraordinaire Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Tame Impala), the five songs that make up Interpol‘s latest EP A Fine Mess gradually emerged as a body of work with a narrative and flow unto itself. The title track, and BBC 6 Music playlisted single “Fine Mess”, then received further production from Kaines & Tom A.D. and mixing from Claudius Mittendorfer, who had first worked with Interpol as engineer on Our Love To Admire (2007). The resulting set is a living, breathing postcard from the band to their fans as they tour the world throughout 2019, and a linear continuation of the visceral and contagious energy set loose with Marauder (2018).

Echoing its title, the artwork for A Fine Mess is illustrated by a series of lost images, recovered from an abandoned police station in Detroit, MI. In a crumbling evidence room – amongst the rubble – an undeveloped roll of film, dated “1-20-96”, featured latent images of a breaking and entering scene, the rooms in chaos.

From the beguiling refrain of the title track, to the soulful topsy-turvy of “No Big Deal”, cathartic chorus of long sought-after live favourite “Real Life”, anthemic swell of “The Weekend”, and angular shades of “Thrones”, A Fine Mess is a bracing and distinct entry in Interpol’s oeuvre.

Tracklisting:

  1. Fine Mess
  2. No Big Deal
  3. Real Life
  4. The Weekend
  5. Thrones

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12" Vinyl EP