A Fine Mess

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Recorded during time spent in upstate New York withDave Fridmann, the five songs that make upInterpol’snew EPA Fine Messgradually emerged as a body of work with a narrative and flow unto itself. The previously released title track, “Fine Mess,” then received further production fromKaines & Tom A.D.and mixing fromClaudius Mittendorfer, who had first worked withInterpolas engineer onOur Love To Admire. The resulting set is a living, breathing postcard from the band to their fans as they tour the world throughout 2019, and a linear continuation of the visceral and contagious energy set loose withMarauder.

Echoing its title, the artwork forA Fine Messis illustrated by a series of lost images, recovered from an abandoned police station in Detroit, MI. In a crumbling evidence room amongst the rubble an undeveloped roll of film, dated “1-20-96,” featured latent images of a breaking-and-entering scene, the rooms in chaos. From the beguiling refrain of the title track, to the soulful topsy-turvy of “No Big Deal,” cathartic chorus of long sought-after live favorite “Real Life,” anthemic swell of “The Weekend,” and angular shades of Thrones,”A Fine Messis a bracing and distinct addition toInterpol’soeuvre.

1. Fine Mess
2. No Big Deal
3. Real Life
4. The Weekend
5. Thrones