Video: Interpol - 'Lights'

Directed by Charlie White.

Albums Of The Decade: 10 - Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)

Following hot on the heels of fellow NYC sensations The Strokes, Interpol were a more austere, moody bunch, creating a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere on their debut album. The levels of tension rarely let up throughout, from the stabbing guitar lines and urgent vocals of 'Obstacle 1' to the frantic, Smiths-referencing squall of 'Say Hello to the Angels' to the menacing-sounding closer 'Leif Erikson'. 'PDA' remains the group's finest moment, a relentlessly sinister rocker that gives way to a glorious coda around the three-minute mark, although not far behind it is the graceful, elegiac sweep of 'NYC', a conflicted paean to their hometown.

Albums Of The Decade : 20 - Interpol - Antics (2004)

After the dark claustrophobia of their debut album, Interpol broadened out their sound and embraced a more anthemic approach, taking in the quiet-loud dynamics of 'Evil', the intricate, atmospheric guitar lines of 'Narc', the pure pop of 'C'Mere' and the irresistible, propulsive momentum of 'Lenghth of Love'. The swelling, martial arrangement of 'Not Even Jail' proved a soaring highlight on an album so full of bona fide indie-club-slayers that it's directly inspired the name of at least one Dublin club-night.