Interpol and Daniel Avery on ‘Interpolations’: “We were trying to find something eclectic”

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Interpol have teamed up with Daniel Avery to create a stripped-down version of ‘Greenwich’ for the final part of their ‘Interpolations’ project.

Check it out below, along with our interview a out the collab.Back in April, Interpol announced ‘Interpolations‘ – a collaborative series that sees five different artists rework selected tracks from the band’s 2022 LP ‘The Other Side Of Make Believe‘.Released on a monthly basis, the first track to be shared was Makaya McCraven’s reimagined version of ‘Big Shot City’, which was later followed by Jeff Parker’s version of ‘Passenger’, Jesu’s version of ‘Toni’ and Water From Your Eyes‘ version of ‘Something’s Changed’.Today, the band have released the final track which concludes ‘Interpolations’ as a whole, teaming up with DJ and producer Daniel Avery.“It’s not an exaggeration to say Interpol’s music helped shape my life as a youngster so it’s with great pride I present this remix for ‘Greenwich’,” said Avery in a statement. “I was reluctant to touch the track at first but I feel I’ve landed upon my own version of the band’s seductive shadows that have always meant so much to me.”NME caught up with the producer and Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler to chat about the creation of the project, Avery’s reworking process and what both musicians are currently up to.Kessler: “It was a discussion with our record label, Matador, about things that we could do that we haven’t really done much of.

This idea [‘Interpolations’] came up in conversation and then, as Daniel [Avery] might remember, I’ve been hounding him for almost a decade to do a mix of one of our tracks, so I was really excited when Daniel did ‘Greenwich’.”Kessler: “We wanted to have a range of artists and include people we were.