Over the weekend, Interpol posted a note to their website announcing the completion of two things: 1) their forthcoming, “heavy record,” and 2) the tenure of bassist and lead vampire Carlos Dengler. Mr. D played on the record, but after its recording ”informed the rest of us he would be leaving the band” to “pursue other goals.” Presumably those goals include furthering his career as a film and television composer, and taking care of his adorable Italian Greyhound. They’ve said the separation is “amicable.” Carlos will be replaced on tour with “some very exciting recruits” — plural — whom Interpol will identify in time for their upcoming dates with U2. In the meantime they’ve released the first MP3 from the album guitarist Sam Fogarino’s advertised as a return to Turn On The Bright Lights (fittingly titled “Lights“), and have detailed those summer shows opening for U2:
Curious to see what Interpol 2.0 looks like, but no doubt their shows will be so cold without the D (nailed it).
[Photo by Amrit Singh @ Coachella 2007]
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This really sucks :(
Did I ever tell you about that time I went trick or treating with Carlos D of Interpol? It was awesome, we did it in May of last year.
carlos d almost gave my friend herpes.
almost…
Wow, this is crazy news. Oh wait, it’s not. I hate this band. I apologize to any fans of Interpol that I might have offended.
Interpol without Carlos D? WTF.
exactly: why the frown? turn it upside down! :)
Losing half of its rhythm section was probably the worst thing that could happen to this band.
Good move, Carlos.
I hope they stop making albums at this point. Cut your losses and move on.
A screw! not good news. I think Interpol is a band that holds each of it’s members as a vital component. They each add something important to their sound. Someone else can play Carlos’ parts, but can’t be Carlos.
Agreed. You cannot replace Carlos, so maybe they should call it a day.
Goodbye, pretentious asshat!
Carlos D don’t play by the rules. He celebrates black history month in November.
Most of all, I think I will miss his moustache. And his nonchalance style of playing. All ‘fuck you’ and ‘look at my moustache’….
It was a pretty epic mustache to be fair…
His mustache was probably more important to music than Interpol’s music. And his mustache was not very important to music.
This band got more attention for dressing like dbags than for making original music. I saw them on New York Noise and they were all poo-poo’ing wearing jeans like as if it’s below them. The vocal lines are recycled boredom in 90% of their songs…some decent moments on “Our Love”, though.
why the fuck are they touring with U2?