Interpol annoncerer nyt projekt i samarbejde med blandt andet Makaya McCraven og Daniel Avery
I dag kan Interpol annoncere Interpolations, et projekt bestående af sange fra bandets seneste album The Other Side of Make-Believe – og sange, der er blevet fortolket af en gruppe dygtige artister bestående af Daniel Avery, Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Jesu og Water From Your Eyes. Fortolkningerne udkommer løbende de næste måneder på Matador Records / Playground Music.
Første indblik i det nye projekt udkommer i dag i form af Makaya McCravens rigtig fine fortolkede version af ’Big Shot City’. Lyt til den her.
Sammen med annonceringen af det nye projekt, deler Interpol en minidokumentar lavet af fotograf og bandets samarbejdspartner Atiba Jefferson. Minidokumentaren er filmet under indspilningerne til The Other Side of Make-Believe i november 2021 i Battery Studios i London. Se Interpol – Making ’The Other Side of Make-Believe’ her.
I et statement om Interpolations fortæller bandet:
“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 “Passenger” and “Toni” by Jeff Parker and Jesu respectively round out this collection with flare, with recontextualized arrangements underlining and often deepening the emotion, drama and excitement of the originals.
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.”