Claude says:Interpol's debut was recorded live to tape in November 2001 at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut — sessions marked by tight budgets, band tension, and the shadow of 9/11, though the songs predated the attacks. It became a touchstone of early-2000s indie rock, praised for its stark post-punk revival sound and ranked among the decade's most influential records. You picked it up a dozen years after release, in early 2014, leaning hard on "Untitled" (written specifically to open their live sets), both "Obstacle" tracks, and "PDA" before it drifted to the margins.