Turn on the Bright Lights
by Interpol
- Type: Album
- Released: August 19, 2002
- Label: Matador
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:54
- Community rating: 4.35/5 from 76 ratings
Artists on this release: Samuel Fogarino, Carlos D, Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Turn on the Bright Lights' synthesized the atmospheric gloom of 1980s British post-punk with the specific anxieties of its early 2000s New York City environment. Through meticulously layered guitars, melodic basslines, and detached vocals, the album crafted a sophisticated urban melancholia that became a foundational document of the post-punk revival and a key influence on the sound of indie rock for the following decade.
Genres
Descriptors: male-vocalist, rhythmic, atmospheric, tense, bleak, guitars, bassy, melodic
Tracklist
- Untitled (3:56)
- Obstacle 1 (4:11)
- NYC (4:19)
- PDA (4:59)
- Say Hello to the Angels (4:28)
- Hands Away (3:05)
- Obstacle 2 (3:47)
- Stella was a diver and she was always down (6:27)
- Roland (3:35)
- The New (6:07)
- Leif Erikson (4:00)
Credits
- Paul Banks - vocals, rhythm guitar
- Daniel Kessler - lead guitar, vocals on "pda"
- Carlos D - bass guitar, keyboards
- Samuel Fogarino - drums, percussion
- Peter Katis - recorded by, mixed by
- Gareth Jones - mixed by
- Greg Calbi - mastered by
- Sean McCabe - photography, design
- Andrew Zaeh - photography