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INTERPOL

On “Complications,” the second track from Interpol’s latest record, Marauder , frontman Paul Banks sings “dream of combinations/ all night long/round and round a rhythm escapes/I’m stuck without no answers.” It’s a line that sticks out as the most unintentional yet pitch-perfect epigraph for Interpol, a band that’s built a reputation for enticing listeners with saturnine vocals, impenetrable yet impactful lyrics, and the sort of ceaseless rhythms that made the quartet-cum-trio a staple

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