Interpol have announced their new album This Mirror Weighs a Ton, their first in four years and debut for Partisan Records, arriving August 28. Alongside the announcement, the band share the two opening tracks, the title track and ‘See Out Loud.’ Listen below.
Produced by Andrew Wyatt (ROSALÍA, Charli xcx) and mixed by David Fridmann (Sleater-Kinney, MGMT), This Mirror Weighs a Ton expands Interpol’s sonic palette with the addition of strings, woodwinds, layered vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and experimental sound design while maintaining the band’s signature rhythmic and melodic approach. The album was recorded at Wyatt’s studio on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, marking the band’s first time making a record in their original home base in over a decade.
‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’ + ‘See Out Loud’ offer a study in duality, with Interpol stretching the edges of their identity without losing the pulse that made them essential. The title track unfolds like a slow revelation, all warped bass, tidal motion, ghostly vocal textures and immersive sound design, bending the band’s familiar language into something subtly alien and expansive. ‘See Out Loud’ strikes with taut rhythms, serrated guitars and the nocturnal charge etched into Interpol’s DNA, sharpened by layered harmonies, shifting perspectives and a rare vocal turn from Daniel Kessler (his first since Turn On The Bright Lights’ ‘PDA’).
The album’s title emerged from Paul Banks’ improvisational vocal process, where melodies and phrases develop simultaneously. Themes of reflection, perception and emotional tension recur throughout the record, and the artwork features a work by Addie Wagenknecht currently held in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s permanent collection.
Over the past two years, Interpol have remained in near-constant motion, headlining arenas and festivals across Europe, Latin America and Asia, with streaming at an all-time high and audiences continuing to grow worldwide. A defining moment came with their largest show to date in Mexico City, where they performed to more than 200,000 people.
Earlier this year, Interpol also appeared at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where they previewed material from the new album including ‘See Out Loud’ and ‘Wings on Fire.’ Next month, the band will begin a 23-date North American headline tour. Tickets are on sale here .
The band will also return to the UK & EU later this year for a special appearance at Outbreak Festival in London on August 23rd and a run of 18 co-headline dates with Bloc Party. The tour begins in Copenhagen on 10 November at the Royal Arena, before heading through Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam, and reaching the UK on 20 November for a first show at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena. The run continues with dates in Cardiff, Sheffield, Dublin and Glasgow, alongside two nights in Manchester and Brighton, before culminating with two huge closing shows at London’s Olympia on 4 and 5 December. For more information and tickets head HERE.
This Mirror Weighs a Ton Tracklist:
1. This Mirror Weighs a Ton
2. See Out Loud
3. Iron City
4. Wounded Soldier
5. Wings On Fire
6. Ever The Actor
7. So Rides The Reindeer
8. Darling Thoughts
9. Wake Up
10. Enemy
11. Bird and The Serpent
12. Sudden
Interpol and Bloc Party Co-Headline Tour Live 2026 Dates
November
Tue 10th Copenhagen, Royal Arena
Wed 11th Berlin, Uber Arena
Thu 12th Hamburg, Barclays Arena
Sat 14th Dusseldorf, PSD Bank Dome
Mon 16th Paris, Le Zenith
Tue 17th Amsterdam, AFAS Live
Wed 18th Brussels, Forest National
Fri 20th Birmingham, Utilita Arena
Sat 21st Cardiff, Utilita Arena
Mon 23rd Manchester, Aviva Studios
Tue 24th Manchester, Aviva Studios
Thu 26th Brighton, Brighton Centre
Fri 27th Brighton, Brighton Centre
Sat 28th Sheffield, Utilita Arena
Mon 30th Dublin, 3Arena
December
Wed 2nd Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Fri 4th London, Olympia
Sat 5th London, Olympia
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