The band is marking the milestone with a box set, digital release, and previously unseen footage of the band's Mexico City performance
Interpol are celebrating two decades of their second studio album, Ancients. The record was initially released on Sept. 27, 2004 and featured the singles “Slow Hands,” “Evil,” “C'mere,” and “Narc.” It was a defining moment for Interpol, who are now reissuing the album as a three-LP box set including previously unreleased footage of the band's Mexico City performance at Palacio de los Deportes in 2005.
The full concert performance will stream on Friday, Sept. 27, timed to the official anniversary date. Ahead of the release, the band shared the live performance visual for “Slow Hands.” The rest of the 20th anniversary edition of Ancients is now available in all digital forms, which brings the one-off soundtrack single “Direction” to streaming for the first time.
The Ancients anniversary box set will be made-to-order and includes a 30-page photo book. Pre-orders are open through Nov. 14, with the physical record set to arrive in 2025. The album is also being reissued on a limited-edition single LP pressed on red vinyl.
When Ancients was first released in 2004, Rolling Stone gave the record a four-star review. “Continuous touring has clearly improved each member's chops: Ancients is a far more refined and finessed record than its predecessor. More remarkable is the well-dressed foursome's improved songwriting,” the review reads. “Ancients achieves a tunefulness that warms and broadens Interpol's music, and helps them establish an identity distinct from their painful influences … What was once forced for Interpol now comes naturally: Ancients chooses light over darkness without denying gray areas between.”
This week, Interpol kicked off the Ancients 20th anniversary tour.
Interpol Antics: 20th Anniversary Edition Tracklist
Ancients
1. “Next Exit”
2. “Evil”
3. “Narc”
4. “Take You on a Cruise”
5. “Slow Hands”
6. “Not Even Jail”
7. “Public Pervert”
8. “C'mere”
9. “Length of Love”
10. “A Time to Be Small”
11. “Direction” (Not included in 3xLP box)
Interpol Live @ Palacio de los Deportes 2005
1. “Next Exit”
2. “Say Hello to the Angels”
3. “Narc”
4. “A Time to Be Small”
5. “Slow Hands”
6. “Public Pervert”
7. “Not Even Jail”
8. “Leif Erikson”
9. “Evil”
10. “Obstacle 1”
11. “Take You on a Cruise”
12. “PDA”
13. “NYC”
14. “Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down”
15. “Roland”
