Which Interpol album was the band’s 2002 debut studio release?

Interpol’s 2002 debut studio album is Turn on the Bright Lights.

The New York City band released the album through Matador Records after building a following in the city’s independent-club scene. Its dark guitars, prominent bass, crisp drums and Paul Banks’s restrained vocals made it a key release in the early-2000s post-punk revival.

Songs such as “Obstacle 1,” “PDA” and “NYC” established the band’s atmospheric style. The album was produced by Peter Katis and Gareth Jones, whose work helped give it a spacious but tightly controlled sound.

Turn on the Bright Lights is sometimes confused with Antics, Interpol’s second studio album from 2004. The debut introduced the band internationally, while Antics continued the sound with songs including “Evil” and “Slow Hands.”