Thursday 5th June 2014 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN / Press / Justine Trickett

9 things we really want from Interpol's new album, El Pintor

NYC gloom heroes are back with a new record

Plenty of Atmosphere: When the band re-released their seminal debut Turn On The Bright Lights in 2012, it reminded us all of how they arrived on the scene as a band fully-formed, with songs complete enough to let the space between the notes truly breathe. That feeling of bubbling melodrama in 'Untitled' came back a couple of times with 'A Time To Be Small', 'Pace Is The Trick' and 'The Lighthouse', and with new song 'My Desire', it feels like the new album will indeed be everything that Interpol do best.

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Interpol are back, and boy does it feel good. It's just been announced that they'll be releasing their long-awaited fifth album on 8 September 2014, and we can't wait.

For the past few years, there's been a well-dressed, moody hole in our lives that no one else can fill. They recently headlined the NME tour and teased new tracks along the way, making us all the more hungry for album No.5. But after over a decade, what do we want from New York's finest?

They're very much a trio now, with the next being their first album written and recorded without founding member Carlos D. They've come a long way since their days of Joy Division comparisons and competing with The Strokes when Turn On The Bright Lights dropped back in 2002 - so what's next for Paul, Dan and Sam?

As the hype gathers momentum, here are 9 things we want to see from Interpol on their upcoming fifth album.