Coldplay is mad at us. You can tell because when they decided to take a break from the studio and try out some of the new songs in a live environment they didn't pick the US. It would have been fine if they went with the UK or Europe, I mean they just walk out the door and play. Can't complain about that. But picking Latin America over the US was a specific, subtle jab at the United States. From their website:

Tell me that's not a fuck you everybody else...

Ok, nobody liked X&Y. We're sorry, guys. But you still wrote Rush of Blood… and Parachutes…and we loved those.

Maybe it's not our fault, maybe if the people in Latin America spoke English as their primary language they'd have realized that the lyrics were kinda phoned in. Then you'd realize, it's not us, it's you. Still, we're ready to give you the benefit of the doubt. But not if you're going to be going online saying crap like that. You could have just said something like, "We're going to Latin America because the weather is nice right now." No big deal. Not we personally prefer their hospitality to yours USA.

Anyway, here are the dates:

The new album is expected by late 2007. It as yet untitled.

In a posting on Interpol's website, the NYC gloomsters have revealed that they have begun work on their third full-length since 2004's Antics. The yet-to-be-titled LP will be the band's first after leaving indie label Matador for the big-league Capitol Records this past summer. The move came after the band switched over to Coldplay's management company, who are also signed to Capitol. The band had this to say about the recording sessions:

Expect Inerpol's third to drop sometime in late 2007.

Even though X&Y sucked, I know there are still some closet Coldplay fans still out there. You don't have to say, feel free to insult them and show us how "you're not that guy." It's ok, we believe you, you really don't have any idea how Parachutes got on your iPod.

To really put rumors swirling that the band we're pondering a 5 year hiatus while they raised their children to rest, the ridiculously wealthy and lovey dovey band have put a portion of their savings towards a studio complex in Hampstead to cut down on commuting time.

The massive building will house a studio, their staff, and equipment, so that the band can continue to pump out heart wrenching, tinged with hope, piano ballads and still be home in time for supper.

Drummer Will Champion spoke to the NME about the purchase.

The building is unfinished, and likely the follow up to X&Y won't begin until the studio is up and running. In the meantime, Guy Berryman, the band's bassist, hinted that the next album might have a pinch of the electronic in it.