Interpol emerged from late-'90s Manhattan as post-punk revival architects, channeling Joy Division's brooding basslines and Ian Curtis's haunted baritone into a sleek, angular sound of jangling guitars, propulsive rhythms, and Paul Banks's deadpan croon.
Their 2002 debut Turn On the Bright…
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Interpol; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
Start with the roots
Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler, Carlos Dengler, Ian Curtis + 39 more
Follow the thread
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Beans, Brett Anderson, Editors + 85 more
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