INTERPOL RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “THE ROVER” DIRECTED BY GERARDO NARANJO (NARCOS, THE BRIDGE)
July 11, 2018
FILMED ON-LOCATION IN MEXICO CITY, THE ‘ROVER’ (actor EBON MOSS-BACHRACH) FOLLOWS INTERPOL ON A PSYCHEDELIC JOURNEY THROUGH WITCHCRAFT MARKETS, SUBWAYS, A PRESS CONFERENCE, POLICE BARRICADES, AND MORE
NEW ALBUM MARAUDER – AUGUST 24th (MATADOR RECORDS)
WORLD TOUR DATES INCLUDE NYC MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, LA HOLLYWOOD BOWL, AND TWO NIGHTS AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL
(WATCH HERE: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/07/interpol-the-rover-music-video )
“[‘The Rover’ is] a swift, searing song centered around a blown-out drum stomp and prickly lead guitar riff. Singer Paul Banks’ vocals drift above the mix with a slight sneer” –Rolling Stone
“Interpol at their most unguarded, lean, and powerful” –Guitar World
“[‘The Rover’] is Interpol as shit, which means richocheting guitars and an unstoppable rhythm section” –Noisey
“Interpol are back with ignited energy” –Stereogum
Interpol has released the video for powerhouse new single, “The Rover,” taken from their forthcoming Dave Fridmann-produced new album,Marauder, out August 24th on Matador Records. Read & Watch the video, via Vanity Fair’s homepage feature here; https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/07/interpol-the-rover-music-video
The video was shot on-location in Mexico City in June, during a whirlwind journey where Interpol announced their new album via a livestreamed press conference – only to be unexpectedly interrupted halfway through by a mysterious figure played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Girls, The Punisher), capturing the attention of fans and media alike. Today, the mystery has finally been revealed with the release of the video directed by Gerardo Naranjo (Narcos, The Bridge) – giving further context to the elusive cult-like character, ‘The Rover’ himself, blurring the line between documentary and fever dream in a heady montage of psychedelic, hedonistic adventures with his young followers, ‘Los Locos,’ in tow, as they ‘rove’ through the pulsing Distrito Federal.
Paul Banks says: “I like to describe the video for ‘The Rover’ as a prequel. It’s the origin story of the character described in the song, the birth of a cult leader. When we meet him he is partly unhinged. He’s a man on the verge, an artist subjected to great pressures, and beset with existential frustrations. A distracted hipster who enjoys psychedelics, let’s say.
The events that take place in Mexico City, be it a bump on the head, a visit to a shaman, or the influence of his rescuers (the street gang known as ‘Los Locos’) trigger the birth – the eruption – of this new figure, ‘The Rover.’ His rescuers become his first followers.
In the end of the video he exacts his ‘revenge’ on Interpol with a mischievous act of disruption during the press conference. He grabs me by the head – to save me? Forgive me? Or simply as a gesture of his new independence – the butterfly becoming.”
Since its release on June 9th, “The Rover” has been streamed over 3.5 million times, performed live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, played during the Spain vs. Russia World Cup game, filmed live by the BBC at TRNSMT Festival Glasgow, and continues to heat up the AAA and Alternative Radio charts in US, and no.1 most played song on BBC 6Music’s A-List this week.
Having played triumphant sets to huge crowds at TRNSMT, Hyde Park, and Roskilde festivals in the past few weeks, Interpol recently announced the addition of a second London date at Royal Albert Hall on November 14th, as part of the UK leg of their worldwide tour this summer, with tickets to the first show quickly snapped up. Worldwide tour dates can be found below.
Marauder Tracklisting:
- If You Really Love Nothing
2.The Rover
3. Complications
4. Flight of Fancy
5. Stay in Touch
6. Interlude 1
7. Mountain Child
8. NYSMAW
9. Surveillance
10. Number 10
11. Party’s Over
12. Interlude 2
13. It Probably Matters
Worldwide Tour Dates:
8/13 – Mexico City, Mexico – Teatro De La Ciudad
8/14 – Mexico City, Mexico – Teatro De La Ciudad
8/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer – w/ Honduras
8/24 – Brooklyn, NY – House of Vans
9/11 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/12 – Montreal, QC – Olympia Theatre – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/13 – Toronto, ON – Rebel – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/14-16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
9/16 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theatre – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/17 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! Indoor Stage – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/27 – Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/28 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall – w/ Sunflower Bean
9/29 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Lawn – w/ Sunflower Bean
10/1 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren – w/ Sunflower Bean
10/4 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl – w/ The Kills, Sunflower Bean
10/5 – San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theater – w/ The Kills, Sunflower Bean
10/6 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – w/ The Kills, Sunflower Bean
11/6 – Tokyo, Japan – Akasaka Blitz
11/14 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/15 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/16 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/18 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/19 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/23 – Hamburg, Germany – Mehr! Theater – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/24 – Copenhagen, Denmark – TAP1 – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/25 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/27 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/28 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National – w/ Nilüfer Yanya
11/29 – Paris, France – La Salle Pleyel w/ Nilüfer Yanya
2/16 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – w/ Car Seat Headrest, Snail Mail