To make music marked distinctly of a specific period that's somehow so compelling as to be timeless is no mean feat. Interpol initially sounds as if they must have been roaming about Manchester as the 1970s screamed to a close, yet they emerged across the ocean in New York City some two decades-plus later. Combining the insistent drone of Joy Division with the dreamy melodies of the Chameleons, the fire of Mission of Burma, and an occasional jagged edge a la The Fall, the foursome inconceivably manage to defy anachronism on their debut full-length "Turn On The Bright Lights. Just how they do it is indefinable, perhaps it's just a trick of the light, or the life that breathes gloomily, radiantly throughout, but it's undeniable.
Vocals which fall somewhere between Ian Curtis's plaintive, edge-of-oblivion wail and the winking, laconic drawl of James's Tim Booth, ripping uncompromisingly through unpredictable, unforgettable lamentations from the reflective ("NYC") to the imploring ("PDA"). When the darkly etched, implosive, mournful lyrics poke out as they do on the unrelenting "Obstacle 1" ("she puts the weights into my little heart and she gets in my room and she tears it apart"), the hook is set for an important debut by a band that portends to be around a while.
The record was Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002", and also ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's list of 2002's "10 Best Debuts".

Paul Banks – lead vocals, guitar & lyrics
Daniel Kessler – lead guitar & backing vocals
Carlos D – bass & keyboards
Samuel Fogarino – drums & percussion

01. Unitled (3:56)
02. Obstacle 1 (4:11)
03. Nyc (4:19)
04. Pda (4:59)
05. Say Hello To The Angels (4:28)
06. Hands Away (3:05)
07. Obstacle 2 (3:47)
08. Stella Was A Driver And She Was Always Down (6:27)
09. Roland (3:35)
10. The New (6:07)
11. Leif Erikson (4:00)

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