Two decades after their seminal debut LP, Interpol will unveil their seventh album The Other Side of Make-Believe later this summer, and they're currently giving fans a preview of the record on their North American tour with Tycho and Matthew Dear. On Saturday night (5/15), the band played their first of two hometown dates at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre which are also the last shows of the tour.
As Interpol took the stage, it was clear the cavernous acoustics of Kings Theatre would lend itself well to their sound, as the haunting opening riff to "Untitled" echoed throughout the venue. The band revealed themselves via layers of LED lights which flickered and rose throughout the room, as Paul Banks' distinct vocals later sliced through the intense atmosphere. From there they launched into "Evil" from Antics, which immediately got most of the crowd out of their seats; the band, who were generally light on banter, leaned slightly on favorites from their first two albums throughout the night, such as "Obstacle 1," "Take You on a Cruise," "Narc," and "The New," all of which received a noticeable uptick of energy from the audience. They also brought out highlights from the band's other records, including "Pioneer to the Falls" and "Rest My Chemistry" from Our Love to Admire, "All the Rage Back Home" from El Pintor, and "If You Really Love Nothing" and "The Rover" from their most recent LP Marauder.