This Mirror Weighs a Ton
2026 studio album by Interpol
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This Mirror Weighs a Ton is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Interpol. It was released by Partisan Records on August 28, 2026,[2] and is the band's first release since 2022's The Other Side of Make-Believe.
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| Released | August 28, 2026 | |||
| Studio | ARCOS Sound (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 53:27 | |||
| Label | Partisan | |||
| Producer | Andrew Wyatt | |||
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Background and recording
The album was produced by Andrew Wyatt with mixing by Dave Fridmann: the album was recorded at Wyatt's studio in New York City, marking the first time in a decade that the band recorded in their home state.[3] Upon the album's announcement, it was revealed that Brandon Curtis and Brad Truax, the band's longtime touring keyboardist and bassist respectively, were added to the lineup as official members, though only the latter contributed to the album while Wyatt performed all the keyboards and synthesizers.[4] The album cover is a work by American artist Addie Wagenknecht currently part of the Whitney Museum of American Art's permanent collection.[3] The naming of the title track is described as emerging from "Paul Banks' improvisational vocal process, where melodies and phrases develop simultaneously. Themes of reflection, perception and emotional tension recur throughout the record".[3] The album will be the band's first on Partisan Records.[5]
Release and marketing
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Any Decent Music | 7.9/10[7] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Clash | 8/10[10] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[11] |
| musicOMH | [12] |
| NME |  [13] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[14] |
| Record Collector | [15] |
| The Skinny | [16] |
| Slant | [17] |
| Under the Radar | [18] |
Any Decent Music gave the album a weighted average score[19] of 7.9 out of 10 from seventeen critic scores.[7] According to Metacritic, it received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score[20] of 83 out of 100 from fourteen critic scores.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Paul Banks; all music is composed by Banks, Samuel Fogarino, Daniel Kessler, and Brad Truax.[21]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "This Mirror Weighs a Ton" | 5:12 |
| 2. | "See Out Loud" | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Iron City" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Wounded Soldier" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Wings On Fire" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Ever the Actor" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "So Rides the Reindeer" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Darling Thoughts" | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Wake Up" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Enemy" | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Bird and the Serpent" | 5:48 |
| 12. | "Sudden" | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 53:27 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Tidal.[21]
Interpol
- Paul Banks – vocals, background vocals, guitar (all tracks); piano (track 2)
- Samuel Fogarino – drums, percussion (1–9, 11)
- Daniel Kessler – guitar (all tracks), vocals (2), piano (3, 10, 12)
- Brad Truax – bass (all tracks), background vocals (2, 7, 9)
Additional musicians
- Andrew Wyatt – keyboards, organ, Rhodes piano (all tracks); piano (4, 6), percussion (12)
- Juliet Seger-Banks – background vocals (1, 10)
- Dan Iead – pedal steel guitar (1)
- Gunnar Olsen – percussion (6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Technical
- Andrew Wyatt – production
- Austin Christy – engineering
- Brandon Bost – engineering
- Matt Scatchell – engineering
- Max Wolf – engineering
- Jacob Munk – engineering (1, 2, 5–8, 11)
- Jack Lowder – engineering assistance
- Salomé Sol – engineering assistance
- Dave Fridmann – mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering