“Quietly Masterful” – MOJO
“Some of the boldest, most uncompromising work of their career” – Clash
“A confident, rewarding and subtly adventurous new chapter” – NME
Interpol have announced Interpolations, a project to be released over the coming months, which sees songs from the band’s latest album, The Other Side Of Make-Believe, reworked by a group of artists encompassing Daniel Avery,
Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Jesu and Water From Your Eyes. The first instalment of the series is released today, with Makaya McCraven’s interpolation of ‘Big Shot City‘.
In addition, a mini documentary by photographer and frequent collaborator Atiba Jefferson, filmed during the band’s recording of The Other Side Of Make-Believe in November 2021 in London’s Battery Studio, sees its first wide release today, following its initial debut as part of the ‘Big Shot City’ album release event in LA.
In a statement on the Interpolations project, the band said, “We are proud to unveil the Interpolations project, a collaborative series wherein 5 talented artists were invited to reimagine tracks from our latest album – The Other Side Of Make-Believe – and the results are truly inspired.”
From the Latin drum and bass rhythms applied to ‘Big Shot City‘ by Makaya McCraven to the esoteric and propulsive soundscape created by Water From Your Eyes for ‘Something Changed‘, Interpolations is an exotic journey that reframes our songs and joins them to the vision of talented artists we admire.
Daniel Avery completely strips ‘Greenwich‘ down to only a few of its component parts – allowing Juliet Seger’s angelic backing vocal to float hypnotically over driving electronic currents.
And the reimaginings of ‘Passe
“We are so excited that such a great collection of artists were able to connect with our music and we hope these songs connect with you.”
Interpol – ‘Big Shot City Makaya McCraven Interpolation’ (Official Audio)
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Interpol – ‘Big Shot City Makaya McCraven Interpolation’
is out now via Matador Records / Remote Control Records.
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