
Listen: Interpol - “Roland” (Demo)
Featured on 10th Anniversary Reissue of Debut
Nov 19, 2012 Interpol
Next month Interpol will reissue their seminal debut Turn On the Bright Lights to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. Leading up to its release the band has shared a free download of their demo for “Roland.” Set for the release on Dec. 11 via Matador, the reissue of Turn On the Bright Lights will include a hardbound or digital book of unreleased photos and a DVD featuring live footage from a May 2000 show at NYC’s Mercury Lounge and a September 2002 show at L.A.‘s Troubadour.
Click below to download the track.
Turn On the Bright Lights Tracklist:
Untitled
Obstacle 1
NYC
PDA
Say Hello to the Angels
Hands Away
Obstacle 2
Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
Roland
The New
Leif Erikson
Bonus Material:
Interlude [iTunes single]
Specialist ^
PDA #
Roland #
Get the Girls (Song 5) #
Precipitate @
Song Seven (Original version) @
A Time to Be So Small (Original version) @
Untitled ! * =
Stella ! * =
NYC ! =
Leif Erikson ! * =
Gavilan (Cubed) ! *
Obstacle 2 % &
Hands Away % &
The New % * &
NYC % * &
^ = from Interpol EP, 2002
# = First demo, 1998
@ = Second demo, 1999
! = Third demo, 2001
% = Peel Session, 2001
* = Previously unreleased
& = only available on coupon included with vinyl version
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