SIMPLE PLAN

SIMPLE PLAN





Simple Plan is a French Canadian pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band has released three studio albums: No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002), Still Not Getting Any... (2004), and Simple Plan (2008); as well as two widely marketed live albums: Live in Japan 2002 (2003) and MTV Hard Rock Live (2005).
Formation (1993–2002)

Simple Plan began in 1993 with the formation of a band named Reset by friends Pierre Bouvier, Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau, Philippe Jolicoeur, and Adrian White.[1] Reset toured around Canada with bands such as MxPx, Ten Foot Pole, and Face to Face, but only managed to gain modest popularity.[2] The debut album, No Worries, was released in 1998, and Comeau left soon after to go to college.[1] Two years later he met with high school friends Jean-François "Jeff" Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre who were in separate bands of their own, and combined to create the band.[1] Meanwhile, Reset released a second CD, No Limits (the two CDs would be re-released as a single CD in 2006, with liner note comments from Bouvier and Comeau). In late 1999, Comeau and Bouvier reacquainted at a Sugar Ray concert[2] and Bouvier left Reset soon after to join Comeau. David Desrosiers replaced Bouvier in Reset, but when asked to join the foursome, he too left the band six months later.[1][2] This allowed Bouvier, who had doubled as the band's front man and bassist, to concentrate on the singing.

The origin of the band's name is obscure. Band members have given various comical responses on this point, including that the band was their simple plan to avoid getting a "real" job. However, most likely, the name is derived from the movie "A Simple Plan".[3] The name was only intended to be temporary, but they never thought of anything better, and with shows coming up for the new band, the name stuck.[4]

No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002–2004)

Main article: No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls

In 2002, Simple Plan released their first studio album, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls which led to the subsequent singles: "I'm Just a Kid", "I'd Do Anything", "Addicted", and "Perfect". Simple Plan is noted as saying that they were aiming at a pure pop-punk record.[5] The name of the CD echoes the popular tag line for the sport of rugby, "No pads, no helmets, no pussies."

The record was originally released in the United States with twelve tracks, ending with "Perfect". Enhanced and foreign editions came in several different versions with up to two additional tracks in addition to the original twelve. For example, the U.S. release contained the extra songs "Grow Up", and "My Christmas List", while the UK release contained the extra songs "One By One" and "American Jesus" (a live version of a cover of a Bad Religion song), as well as the two music videos, "I'd Do Anything" and "I'm Just a Kid".

The record also contained vocals from singers from two other pop-punk bands as "I'd Do Anything" included vocals by Mark Hoppus from blink-182, and "You Don't Mean Anything" included vocals by Joel Madden from Good Charlotte.

In 2002, the year Simple Plan released the album, Simple Plan played more than 300 shows, topped the Alternative New Artist Chart, and played a sold out tour in Japan.[6] In 2003, the band played as a headliner on the Vans Warped Tour — an appearance memorialized in the comedy slasher film, Punk Rock Holocaust, in which four of the five band members are killed. They would also play short stints on the Warped Tour in 2004 and 2005. Also in 2003, they opened for Avril Lavigne on her "Try To Shut Me Up" Tour.[6] In addition to several headlining tours, they have also opened for Green Day and Good Charlotte.
In 2004, Simple Plan released their second album, Still Not Getting Any... which led to the subsequent singles, "Welcome to My Life", "Shut Up!", "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)", "Crazy", and (in some markets) "Perfect World".

As mentioned before, when writing "No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls", the members of Simple Plan were aiming at a pure pop-punk record. This time however, when writing "Still Not Getting Any...", the members of Simple Plan were noted as saying that they were not limiting themselves to the punk genre, but rather letting themselves write "good music".[5]

According to the bonus DVD of Still Not Getting Any..., while making the CD the members of Simple Plan thought of many names including "Get Rich or Die Trying" and "Danger Zone". They decided on the name Still Not Getting Any... for a list of explained reasons. The most popular and most likely reason is because the members of Simple Plan thought that they weren't getting any good reviews, Bouvier once noting that they only had one recent good review in Alternative Press. Another reason may be because they were still not getting any respect. There are many more variations the band members have given, as anything can really be put after the ellipsis, including "better", "smarter", "funnier", and the obvious sexual connotation. Comeau once described the name of the album as "versatile".

"Still Not Getting Any..." showed a dramatic change in Simple Plan's style as well. They still kept their style of downbeat lyrics matched to upbeat music, but managed to transcend from the standard pop-punk genre. Although many of the tracks on this CD still carry the feeling of teen angst that is probably most noticeable in the song "I'm Just a Kid" from the first album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls, the general slant of this album tends toward slightly deeper and more mature lyrical themes, as well as a more mainstream sound that edges away from the pure pop-punk style of their last album. Some critics have pointed towards the inclusion of 'classic' or 'mainstream' rock elements, claiming the album 'de-emphasizes punk-pop hyperactivity in favor of straightforward, well-crafted modern rock'.[7]

In 2005, Simple Plan also released the live album, MTV Hard Rock Live, which contained live versions of songs from both the previous albums.[8] The album came in two different versions — a standard one, and a fan pack edition.[9] The standard edition included audio of the whole performance, an acoustic version of Crazy, two live videos of the performance of the first two songs "Jump" and "Shut Up!" and a small booklet of pictures of the performance.[9] The fan pack edition contained audio and video of the whole performance in 5.1 surround sound, three acoustic tracks for "Crazy", "Welcome To My Life", and "Perfect", a 32-page color tour book, and an exclusive Simple Plan patch and pin.
After nearly a year and a half in support of "Still Not Getting Any...", the band ended most touring in February 2006, giving only a few shows, taking some time off, and beginning work on their third CD. As announced in Bouvier's official MySpace blog, Bouvier headed to Miami as on about March 21, 2007 to work with an unnamed producer, who later proved to be Dave Fortman. The band entered the studio for pre-production in Los Angeles on June 29. On July 15 they returned to Montreal, to record at Studio Piccolo, the same studio at which they had recorded "Still Not Getting Any...." They finished recording and headed back to Miami and LA to mix the album. The final part of making their record was done in New York and it was officially completed on October 21, though they later re-entered the studio to re-record some of the lyrics to the song "Generation."

"When I'm Gone", the first single to Simple Plan was released on October 29 as part of a fan webcast the band held. Simple Plan was produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Mudvayne), Danjahandz (Timbaland, Justin Timberlake) and Max Martin (Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne). On February 17, 2008, Simple Plan achieved their highest charting single in the UK. After the first two albums just missed the UK top 40, "When I'm Gone" gave the band their best chart position in the UK, coming in at number 26.

On November 29, 2007, the band announced that the CD release would be postponed from the originally-scheduled January 29, 2008 date to what proved to be the actual release date of February 12, 2008. The Japan version, with two bonus tracks, was released on February 6, 2008.[10]

After completing an around-the-world promotional tour, Simple Plan played several December 2007 holiday shows. After continued promotional tours in January, Simple Plan played a triple bill in Camden Town, London on January 27, 2008, with the first show featuring songs from the band's first CD, the second from the second, and the third from the new release. The band played four U.S. shows in late February, and completed a European tour running until late April. The band played four Japan dates, followed by several European festivals and headlining dates.
On May 8, 2008, a Quebec newspaper reported that Stinco would temporarily leave the band from June 3-29, 2008 for paternity leave.[11] Stinco was not part of the band's performance at the Download Festival on June 13 but returned for the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto on June 15. He did not play at the band's performance at a summer festival on June 21 in Altamont, New York or June 22 at Six Flags New England, with Québécois musician Jean-Sébastien Chouinard taking his place at each show. Stinco returned for the band's show in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 28.

On July 1, 2008, the band gave a free concert on Quebec City's Plains of Abraham, attracting a crowd of 150,000 to the Canada Day show.[12]

After a return to the Far East in late July and early August, the band played a Cross Canada Tour[13] with Faber Drive, Cute is What We Aim For[14] and Metro Station (The All-American Rejects were originally announced for the tour, but canceled due to other commitments). After dates in Germany, Mexico, and Australia, the band will play its second full European tour of the year from October 28 to November 29, playing Estonia and Poland for the first time. The band will then play Tel Aviv and Dubai in early December.

In August of 2008, "I Can Wait Forever" was chosen as the title track for Animax Asia's original feature length anime LaMB. The band will be appearing in the sci-fi cyberpunk anime feature as themselves, performing the theme song. Animax Asia will also be making an animated video for "I Can Wait Forever".[15] In October 2008, the band recorded their own version of The Hockey Theme, for forty years the theme song for Hockey Night in Canada.[16]

Style

Simple Plan's style of music has been described as pop punk by the Calgary Herald[17], The Torontoist, [18], Channel News Asia, [19], Allmusic[20], NME[21], MTV[22], The Guardian[23], the BBC[24], Rocklouder[25] About.com[26], Entertainment Weekly[27] and VH1[28], Punk Rock revivalist by New York Times[29], "Dude Rock" by Digital Spy[30] With Rolling Stone reviews describing No Helmets No Pads... Just Balls as punk[31] and their self titled album as 'arena-emo'[32] also described as having "classic punk energy and modern pop sonics" in a Marketwire press release.[33] In an MTV interview, frontman Pierre Bouvier stated that he considered them more pop music than rock.[34]

Side projects

In addition to their involvement in the band, members of Simple Plan have been involved in a number of side projects.

Simple Plan Foundation

The members of Simple Plan have helped nonprofit and advocacy groups by donating to many established organizations such as the MTV Asia Aid benefit, MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), RADD (Recording Artists, Actors, and Athletes against Drunk Driving), and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. However, after being frustrated because the members did not know exactly where their money was going to, the Simple Plan members created the Simple Plan Foundation,[35] a foundation that focuses on teen problems ranging from suicide to poverty to drug addiction.[35][36] As of December 9, 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation had raised more than $100,000.[35] The list of donors included venues on their November-December 2005 Canadian tour.

In June 2008, Bouvier announced plans for the foundation to distribute $100,000 to organizations that aid children or families experiencing difficulties due to handicaps or illness.[37] Selected organizations included Children's Wish Foundation, Kids Help Phone, and War Child Canada, as well as College Beaubois (the high school alma mater of all band members except Desrosiers).[38]

In addition, the members held a benefit for the Foundation in August. While the band's January show in Montreal had been to benefit the Foundation, this was described as the first fundraising event. It consisted of brunch and an acoustic performance. [39]

In October 2008, the band announced a special release, on iTunes, of the single Save You, to benefit the Foundation, with a special composite video featuring cancer survivors. The song was inspired by the struggle with cancer of Bouvier's

PARAMORE

PARAMORE






Paramore is an American Emo band. They have released 2 studio albums - RIOT! and All We Know Is Falling. Their most recent single is called "That's What You Get". Other singles released by Paramore include "Crushcrushcrush", "Hallelujah (paramore song)", "Misery Business", "All We Know", "Emergency", and "Pressure".

Paramore has recorded two songs for the soundtrack of the Twilight movie.[6] These include Decode and I Caught Myself. Both of these songs will be used in the movie.

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SUM 41

SUM 41





Sum 41 adalah band yang berasal dari Ajax, Ontario, Kanada. Awalnya Sum 41 dibentuk oleh Deryck Whibley (vokal, gitar) dan Steve Jocz (drum) yang merupakan teman semasa SMA. Nama Sum 41 dipilih karena band ini dibentuk 41 hari sebelum musim panas (summer). Anggota ketiga yang masuk adalah Dave Baksh (gitar), dan yang terakhir adalah Jason McCaslin (bass) pada tahun 1999 setelah sempat berganti-ganti pemain bass. Mereka merilis album pertama mereka pada tahun 2000 yang berjudul Half Hour of Power di bawah label Island Record.
Sejarah

Manajer pertama mereka adalah Greig Nori, vokalis Treble Charger. Deryck meminta Greig Nori untuk menjadi manajer Sum 41. Greig Nori berpendapat bahwa Deryck adalah seorang anak yang sangat berambisi menjadi bintang rock. Sebagian besar lagu Sum 41 ditulis oleh Deryck, beberapa ditulis oleh Stevo, lagu-lagu yang ditulis Stevo seperti Pain for Pleasure (All Killer No Filler) dan Ma Poubelle (Underclass Hero) biasanya adalah hanya untuk lelucon. Stevo pernah berkata di Exposed, Much Music, tanpa Deryck kita hanya band yang memainkan lagu orang lain.

Pada tahun 2004, Sum 41 mengunjungi Republik Demokratik Kongo di mana terjadi perang saudara yg merupakan inspirasi album keempat mereka, Chuck. Nama Chuck didapat dari Chuck Pelletier, seorang A.U.N yang menyelamatkan hidup mereka ketika mereka di Kongo. Pada 12 Oktober album Chuck dirilis dengan suara yang lebih keras dan tidak ada humor lagi di dalamnya. Single pertamanya "We're All To Blame" yang lebih terdengar metal daripada punk diikuti "Pieces" lagu tenang yang masuk Top Chart di Kanada dan "Some Say" singel yg hanya dirilis di Kanada bersamaan dengan "No Reason" yg videonya hanya ada di US dan Eropa.

Pada bulan Juli tahun 2006, Deryck menikah dengan Avril Lavigne, yang sudah bertunangan satu tahun sebelumnya. Sebelumnya pada tahun yang sama, gitaris Sum 41, Dave mengundurkan diri dari Sum 41. Alasannya adalah karena Dave merasa sudah tidak cocok lagi dengan musik Sum 41. Deryck pernah mengungkapkan bahwa Dave sebenarnya sudah tidak tertarik lagi dengan aliran musik Sum 41 sejak album Does This Look Infected?. Dan akhirnya setelah mendengarkan contoh lagu di album Underclass Hero, Dave memutuskan untuk mengundurkan diri dan membuat band metal yang bernama Brown Brigade.

Cone pun juga mempunyai side-project band yang bernama The Operation M.D. dan beraliran Rock-Garage-Alternative. Cone berdua dengan Todd Morse (H2O, Juliette & The Licks) memang menginkan tidak banyak distorsi di band ini. Band yang berkonsep dokter ini mengeluarkan albumnya pada bulan Februari 2007 yang berjudul "We Have an Emergency" dan hanya dijual di Kanada. Ciri khas The Operation M.D. adalah kacamata bermotif caturnya yang dipakai masing-masing personil yaitu Dr. Dynamite (Cone) dan Dr. Rocco (Todd).

Album kelima mereka keluar tanggal 24 Juli 2007 yang berjudul Underclass Hero. Di album ini mereka kembali ke aliran asal mereka. Mereka mengakui mereka sangat bersemangat dalam pembuatan album ini. Albumnya pun lebih kaya akan suara dan liriknya pun lebih bagus. Dalam tur Underclass Hero, posisi Dave akan digantikan dengan Tom Thacker yaitu vokalis dan gitaris dari grup band Gob. Saking semangatnya, mereka selalu bilang kalau mereka akan tur kemana-mana.

PANIC AT THE DISCO

PANIC AT THE DISCO







Panic at the Disco (juga disebut sebagai Panic! at the Disco, dan disingkat Panic!, P!ATD, P!@tD, atau PATD) adalah grup musik rock dari Las Vegas, Nevada, Amerika Serikat. Musik mereka merupakan gabungan dari pop, elektronik, dance dan rock, bersama dengan jenis musik lainnya.



Asal :Las Vegas, Nevada, Amerika Serikat
Genre :Emo, Pop-punk,
Tahun aktif :2004 – sekarang
Perusahaan rekaman :Decaydance
Fueled by Ramen
Situs web :Official Site
Anggota:
Brendon Urie
Ryan Ross
Jon Walker
Spencer Smith
Mantan anggota
Brent Wilson


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HOOBASTANK

HOOBASTANK




Hoobastank merupakan grup musik asal Amerika Serikat yang beraliran rock modern yang melejit lewat lagu "The Reason" pada tahun 2004. Kata Hoobastank diambil dari kata "Hooba" dan "Slank". Kedua kata tersebut diambil dari bahasa pergaulan sewaktu masih duduk di bangku sekolah. Grup musik ini terdiri dari Douglas Robb (vokal), Dan Estrin (gitar), Markku Lappalainen (bass) dan Chris Hesse (drum). Hoobastank merilis lagu single perdananya yang berjudul "Crawling in The Dark pada November 2001. Lagu tersebut melejit hingga masuk di posisi 68 tangga Billboard Hot 100 dan di pisisi 3 untuk tangga modern rock. Kemudian single kedua pun diluncurkan dengan judul "Runnung Away" yang juga menembus posisi ke 44 untuk Billboard 100 dan di posisi ke 2 untuk rock modern. Pada album kedua, lagu andalan "The Reason" meledak dipasaran Amerika, Asia dan Eropa. Hoobastank saat ini sudah merilis album Basketball Shorts, Hoobastank (2001), The Reason (2003) dan Every Man For Himself (2006).

BLINK 182

BLINK 182





Blink 182 adalah band pop punk di daerah California. band ini pertama kali dibentuk oleh 2 anak remaja yang bernama Markus allen Hoppus dan rekannya Tom delonge. mereka berdua sepakat untuk membuat band aliran punk, lalu mereka mencari personil baru lagi untuk memegang drum diband mereka ini. Scott Raynor, dia adalah teman Mark sewaktu sekolah dulu, Mark meminta agar Scott mau bergabung dengannya di band punk ini. Akhirnya Scott menerima tawaran itu, awalnya mereka memberi nama band ini blink saja, belum terdapat angka 182 saat itu. Saat berjalan kurang lebih 1 tahun, mereka sudah mulai melambung, banyak para media cetak menampilkan wajah mereka melauli koran,majalah, bahkan surat kabar. Mereka semakin dikenal saat konser terbukanya semakin banyak. Lalu masalahpun datang dari band lain, band ini meminta blink bubar, karena sebelum blink terkenal band ini sudah mempunyai nama blnk juga. Akhirnya para personil blink memutuskan untuk damai dan menambah angka 182 di belakang tulisan blink. Angka 182 diambil dari film "The God Father" pada saat itu Alpacino Ngomong "f@*k you" 182 kali. Mereka bertiga masuk ke "the bats music" saat meluncurkan albumnya yang bernama "Dude Ranch". Blink 182 mempunyai banyak penggemar saat mengadakan konser di New York city. Pada akhirnya muncul masalah baru, Scott mempunyai penyakit dan kecanduan minum minuman keras, akhirnya ia memutuskan untuk rehab dan keluar dari blink. Keluarnya Scott Raynor membuat Mark dan Tom harus mencari drummer baru. Saat iseng pergi ke tempat pertunjukan band, Mark dan Tom melihat satu band yang sangat bagus yaitu " The Aquabats". Tak lama kemudian mereka mendengar bahwa "The Aquabats" telah bubar dengan alasan vakum. Mark mengambil kesempatan untuk mengajak sang drummer "The Aquabats" yaitu Travis Barker untuk masuk ke bandnya. Akhirnya Travis masuk ke dalam blink 182 dan merilis album lagi di Eropa, album ini adalah Enema of the state. Di album ini nama mereka semakin melambung lagi karena sering tampil bersama Green Day, NOFX, The Off Spring, dan The Police. Mereka melanjutkan perjalanannya kembali ke New York. Tak lama kemudian dirilis kembali album ke 4 mereka yaitu Take off your pants and jacket. Di album ini mereka bercerita tentang apa isi hati mereka sedih,senang,gembira, dan duka bahkan seorang gadispun mereka cantumkan di album ini, mereka semakin dikenal orang-orang di luar negaranya di tahun 2003, diantaranya Jepang, Cina, Korea, Malaysia, Arab, Eropa, Rusia, dan terakhir di Indonesia. Banyak orang mengatakan blink 182 terpengaruh oleh music "U2" di album ini. Mereka kembali merilis album ke 5 nya saat Kembali ke California, album itu adalah Smiley. Berisi tentang ketentraman hati mereka yang sempat kacau oleh penyakit yang diderita Travis barker (HIV)(masih gosip). Pada album ini semua fans dari blink 182 merasa sedikit kecewa, karena kebanyakan musicnya keluar dari unsur punk dan cenderung ke rock alternative. Tetapi mereka tetap melanjutkan jiwa musicalnya lewat lagu ciptaan mereka. Tak lama kemudian mereka bertiga merilis album ke 6 nya ditahun 2004. Berjudul "THE GREATEST HITS". Berisi tentang semua campuran lagu mereka. Pada tahun 2005 blink bubar dan pecah menjadi 4 diantaranya "+44,Box Car Racer,Transplan,AvA. Dikarenakan Mark dan Tom sangat berbeda pendapat dan terjadi kesalahpahaman antara keduanya(soal musik). Hanya 2 dari 4 yang masih berlanjut pada diri mereka. Tom masuk ke Ava(angel and airwaves) dan mencari personil baru, sedangkan Mark dan Travis masuk ke +44 dan mencari anggota baru. Sampai sekarang mereka masih berkarya diband masing-masing. Pada saat band ini bubar Tom berkata bahwa blink adalah band "bullshit". Pernyataan tersebut membuat para fans-nya kesal.

INTERPOL

THE USED




Interpol is an American indie/alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City.

The band's line-up is Paul Banks (vocals, guitar), Daniel Kessler (guitar, vocals), Carlos Dengler (bass guitar, keyboards - commonly referred to as Carlos D) and Sam Fogarino (drums, percussion).

Interpol's debut album Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) was critically acclaimed, making it into the NME top ten albums of the year.[citation needed] Its follow-up, Antics (2004) and Our Love to Admire (2007) have confirmed their initial success and turn the band into both a commercial and critical success with a devoted fan base[citation needed].

Interpol is one of the bands associated with the New York indie music scene, being one of several groups that emerged out of the post-punk revival of the 2000s. The band's sound is generally a mix of bass throb and choppy, sparse guitar, with a snare heavy mix, drawing comparisons to post-punk bands such as Joy Division and The Chameleons.[1]

Other than for the lyrics, their songwriting method includes all of the band members, rather than relying on any given chief songwriter

Name origin

There is confusion about the origin of the name Interpol. An article in SPIN magazine said one of Paul Banks' classmates would tease him by saying “Paul, Paul, Interpol,” pronouncing the name "Paul" with a Spanish accent.

"I got to the point where I was like, ‘Guys, we’re getting decent crowds, but like ... we don’t have a name, so no one knows who to go see again,’” Kessler said.

The band considered Las Armas and The French Letters[1] as names before adopting Interpol. They also famously performed a little-publicized show at the Luna Lounge in New York under the pseudonym Cuddleworthy.

In a recent interview, Paul Banks has stated the band is named Interpol because of the idea of the band being an impersonal, mysterious organization, similar to the International Criminal Police Organization which shares the same name. Principally however, he says it's because the name 'sounds cool'.

Formation

The roots of the band stem from New York University, where all of the original line-up were students. Guitarist Daniel Kessler had “been looking to put a band together for a while” when he met drummer Greg Drudy on campus. Kessler later added Carlos Dengler on bass, after meeting him in a history class. Kessler had previously met Paul Banks while in Paris, and approached him to become lead singer when he ran into him on the street. In 2000, after releasing the Fukd I.D. #3 EP, Greg Drudy left the band, and Kessler recruited Sam Fogarino, whom he knew through Fogarino’s job at a local vintage clothing store. Fogarino had previously turned down the opportunity to replace Sara Lee Lucas as drummer for Marilyn Manson before moving to New York, and was the original drummer for The Holy Terrors - a South Florida band widely admired and respected by many local musicians in the area.

Demos (1998-2001)

After self-releasing several EPs between 1998 - 2001, in early 2002 the band signed to indie label Matador, an independent label famous for breaking highly respected bands such as Pavement. The first release, a self-titled EP containing rerecorded versions of PDA and NYC — possibly to incorporate Fogarino’s distinctive drumming, as Greg Drudy had left the band shortly after the release of Fukd ID #3 — was released on June 4, 2002 to widespread critical acclaim in the indie music scene, which built anticipation for the full-length album.

Turn on the Bright Lights

Turn on the Bright Lights was released on August 19, 2002, again on Matador, and is widely considered one of the best albums of that year, making it into many 'Top 10 of 2002' lists and being named Pitchfork Media's "Album of the Year." Recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the record sold exceptionally well for an independent release, and the band toured extensively, receiving a good deal of media coverage, making television appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly and featuring on BBC Radio 1 and the NME Awards Tour in the UK. The album title is taken from a lyric in the song NYC: "it's up to me now / turn on the bright lights." Their song "Untitled" was featured in season nine, episode 24 of the show Friends.

ANTICS

The band regrouped in late 2003 to begin sessions for the follow-up album, again decamping to Tarquin Studios to record. On September 28, 2004, Antics was released on Matador. The album achieved far greater commercial success than Turn on the Bright Lights, perhaps due to the lighter, more accessible arrangements and bigger hooks featured in songs such as "Slow Hands", "Evil" and "C'mere". The record garnered much critical acclaim and was once more a popular choice on critics' Top 10 lists for 2004. The record also saw Interpol record their first UK Top 40 hits with "Slow Hands", "Evil", and "C'Mere" charting at 36, 18 and 19 respectively. The album's title comes from an unused lyric Banks wrote during the recording process. The album was eventually certified as going gold in the UK.

Interpol toured once again after the release of the album, playing more dates than ever before and at bigger venues. The Antics tour stretched on for almost 18 months, including a number of shows playing as undercards for U2 and The Cure, and the band reported feelings of exhaustion to Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe at a concert in Sunderland. The band took only three months off after touring finished. Whilst on the road, the band had also released the one-off track Direction, written for the official soundtrack to HBO's Six Feet Under, Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends. The track was written during soundchecks on the band's European tour, and was recorded the day after they returned to New York. Their song "Evil" was featured in season one, episode five of the hit show Grey's Anatomy.

Our Love to Admire

In late March 2006, drummer Sam Fogarino confirmed that the band were back in the studio working on new material. In an interview with Pitchfork, Fogarino stated "[the process is] moving right along where I think it should...we're all pretty much on fire about it". Fogarino also dispelled rumours that the band had signed to major label Interscope, but also confirmed that they would be leaving Matador in search of a new label. An update to their website in June confirmed that the band had been working on the follow-up since the turn of the year, but did not confirm a name for the album or comment on the mounting speculation that they were imminently to sign to a major label. On August 14, it was widely reported that Interpol had signed for Capitol Records, a fact confirmed by Matador on September 1 in a press release on their website.

The band toured Europe, Canada and the US playing small venues and experimenting with new material. The album was released on July 10, and secured an impressive #4 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.

Our Love to Admire represents a departure for the band, being both the first record they have recorded in New York City (at The Magic Shop and Electric Lady Studios), and the first time they have included keyboards in the arrangements from the start of the songwriting process. As a result, the album is more atmospheric and diverse than its predecessors, with fewer tracks in a similar vein to Slow Hands and Evil, and some experimental songs such as The Lighthouse. The band plans to tour the album extensively, beginning with the summer festival circuit throughout the United States and Europe. In August 2007 Interpol headlined one of the days of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago. Our Love to Admire was released in the UK on July 9th on Parlophone, on July 10th in the United States on Capitol, and in Japan on July 11 on EMI Music Japan.

EMI has also released a special tour edition of Interpol's latest album "Our Love To Admire"[2]. This special version features a bonus DVD which contains six live tracks, recorded at the London Astoria earlier this year, plus the promo videos for "The Heinrich Maneuver" and "No I In Threesome".