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Turn on the Bright Lights is the debut studio album by American post-punk revival band Interpol, released in August 2002. The album was recorded in November 2001 at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut, and was co-produced, mixed and engineered by Peter Katis and Gareth Jones. It was released on August 19, 2002 in the United Kingdom and August 20 in the United States, through independent record label Matador Records. Upon release, the record peaked at number 101 on the UK Albums Chart. It reached number 158 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, as well as spending 73 weeks in the Billboard Independent Albums, peaking at number five. "PDA", "NYC", "Obstacle 1" and "Say Hello to the Angels" were the singles from Turn On the Bright Lights, and a video was shot for each with the exception of "Say Hello to the Angels". A remastered version of the album was released in 2012 to commemorate its tenth anniversary. It featured additional material including demo recordings of several tracks, the b …

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Turn on the Bright Lights
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    The Strokes was a throwback to the New York punk rock scene, but Interpol turned that focus back onto the dark themes of Joy Division. It was one of the most appropriate tones, back when everyone in America was talking about the tragedy of 9/11. Interpol was just the perfect dark music at that time when everything seemed gloomy.
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Disc #1
#2 Obstacle 1
#5 Say Hello to the Angels
#6 Hands Away
#10 The New
#11 Leif Erikson

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