It’s been four years since Interpol released its last album, but on September 9th the band will release their new, anagrammatically-entitled album El Pintor.  Like many, we’ve followed this band and their alt-J(oy Division) musical sounds since the early millennium.  We admit, however, to losing touch with the band a bit over time.  Well, that time is over.  We’ve been listening to as much of El Pintor as possible and find ourselves hopelessly smitten with the band’s new songs (we’ll have a review of the album near-term).

Earlier this summer we were thrilled to hear Interpol’s new song All The Rage Back Home, and watch its atmospheric official video (see below) with its black-and-white embellished surf frames.  But as is often the case, live the band takes the song to another level entirely.  In support, the band recently ventured into the historic Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake to perform new songs from the imminent album plus some older favorites.  The evening was part of the streamable NPR’s First Listen Live.  Watch below as vocalist Paul Banks, tremolo-maestro guitarist Daniel Kessler and drummer Sam Fogerino nail the song down and lift it up beyond the studio version.  We particularly love keyboardist Brandon Curtis’s added backing vocals and MC-like inflections (hey hey hey hey!).  The song is all the rage at Chez Lefort and is our Song of the Week.

Watch/listen to the full session via KCRW below or HERE.  The song’s lyrics are at bottom.  The band is out on tour and coming to Cali next month–check out the dates HERE.

Lyrics:

“When she went then love come over,
My head abounds,
Oh, the feelings.
And she wept, hold me again,
I made no sound.
Oh, the beating.
And she swore love is never gone, so easily.
Then we went over again,
My head abounds
Oh, the feeling.

She sang, you don’t need time,
Be tame, you won’t meet your mate inside.
My faith won’t lie.

He sang you don’t need need mine,
Behave, you wanna leave my lady lovers,
of my 18 summers, alone.

She said you don’t read minds,
Be patient.
You won’t leave me shaken,
Leave me shaken.

I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.

I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.

It’s all the rage back home,
It’s all the rage back home.

When she sang, love come over,
My head abounds, oh the feeling.

She said you wanna refine, be paid,
you wanna see my face in lights,
My faith won’t lie.

But my sweet, you don’t read minds,
Do away, and just say you love me,
just say you love me, alone.

She said you don’t read minds, be patient,
you won’t see me shaken,
Well I’ve been mistaken.

I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.

I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.

It’s all the rage back home,
It’s all the rage back home.

All the rage back home,
All the rage back home.

I keep falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.

It’s all the rage back home,
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home.

Falling,
Maybe half the time,
Maybe half the time.

It’s all the rage back home.
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home,
All the rage back home.”