The band's sound is generally a mix of staccato bass and rhythmic, harmonized guitar, with a snare heavy mix, drawing comparisons to post-punk bands such as Joy Division and The Chameleons.
The band formed in 1997 when Daniel Kessler met drummer Greg Drudy, previously a member of post-hardcore/screamo band Joshua Fit For Battle and Hot Cross, on the New York University campus. Kessler later added Carlos D. on the bass after meeting him in a history class. The line-up was complete after Kessler ran into Paul Banks, a friend whom he had met in Paris. In 2000, Sam Fogarino, whom the band knew through his job at a local record store, replaced Drudy. Carlos Dengler, who was responsible for bass and keyboards, left the band in 2010, and hasn't been replaced, but announced various names to help them perform live.
The band released Direction on the soundtrack of the television program 'Six Feet Under' on June 28, 2005. Shortly thereafter they left Matador for a major label.
Our Love to Admire was released on July 10, 2007 in the USA (July 9 in the UK) to generally favorable reviews. The Heinrich Maneuver was its first single.
Their self-titled LP was released on September 7th 2010 and the tracks Barricade , Summer Well , Lights , and Try It On have been issued as singles. After this album, the bassist Carlos Dengler has lefted the band.
El Pintor is the fifth Interpol's album and was released in September 8th 2014 with 5 singles, All the Rage Back Home, Ancient Ways. My Desire, Anywhere and Everything is Wrong. The album's name is an anagram for Interpol.
The last 2 Interpol's albums are Marauder (2018) and The Other Side of Make-Believe (2022) .
Wrecking Ball
Interpol Lyrics
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Nobody warned you
Nobody told you to make up your mind
Nobody told you that I could just waltz through and shake up your style
I'm inside, like the wrecking ball through your eyes
And I change it all from inside
Strange and far
Sum of time
And no one's for me
Go inside
Going somewhere
Hopeless tag time
No one's for me
Open wide
Yard like new year
Nobody warned you
Nobody told you to make up your mind
Nobody told you that I could just walk through and shake up your style
I'm inside, like the wrecking ball through your eyes
And I change it all from inside
Strange and far
All this hardware
Stroke of time
And no one's for me
Go inside
Going somewhere
Hopeless tag time
And no one's for me
Open wide
Yard like new year
Stay and fight
Stay and fight
Stay and fight
These lyrics suggest a sense of a warning that was not heeded. The singer appears to have walked in on someone and is now changing things from the inside out, like a wrecking ball through their eyes. The chorus repeats the idea of nobody having warned the person to make up their mind about something, which leads to the possibility that the person is regretting not taking action sooner. However, even with the metaphorical destruction that the singer is inflicting, they still seem to be telling the person to stay and fight.
The lines "All this hardware/Sum of time" and "Going somewhere/Hopeless tag time" suggest that there is a lot of weight on this person's shoulders, and they may be feeling like they are running out of time or options. Yet, they are still being urged to stay and fight, to open wide like the new year. This idea of new beginnings and a fresh start is also present in the line "Yard like new year."
Overall, the song seems to be about seizing the moment and not waiting for someone else to make decisions for you. The singer represents the change that can come from within and the need to take action before it's too late. Despite the turmoil that may come from this change, the message is to stay and fight for what you want.
Line by Line Meaning
Can it be true?
Is it possible that what is happening is really happening?
Nobody warned you
No one told you of the consequences of what you were getting into.
Nobody told you to make up your mind
You were not advised to have a clear decision or perspective about things.
Nobody told you that I could just waltz through and shake up your style
No one warned you that I could easily and drastically affect your way of life.
I'm inside, like the wrecking ball through your eyes
I am making an impact that destroys your perspective and opinions from within.
And I change it all from inside
I am the catalyst of change, molding the inside to my will.
Strange and far
Everything is unusual and distant.
All this hardware
All these mechanisms and machines.
Sum of time
The accumulation of time.
And no one's for me
I am alone and without support.
Go inside
Look deeper and inwards.
Going somewhere
Heading towards somewhere significant.
Hopeless tag time
A time when all is bleak and helpless.
Open wide
Be receptive and open to new experiences or ideas.
Yard like new year
A fresh start or new beginning.
Stay and fight
Remain and resist despite adversity and opposition.
Stay and fight
Remain and resist despite adversity and opposition.
Stay and fight
Remain and resist despite adversity and opposition.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALESSANDRO S NARDONE, GERALD ALAN II TERWILLIGER, JASON H TERWILLIGER, PASQUALE JAMES GASPERINI
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