Oct 8, 2026 · 2 hr 47 min · 18 segments
Sarah Lewitinn (music journalist, restaurateur, and the artist formerly known as Ultragrrrl) joins Yasi to revisit Interpol and the early 2000s New York landscape they emerged from. They discuss their…
Yasi SalekHost
Sarah LewitinnGuest
Technically, I know that I'm, we should start with Daniel, but I'm gonna start with Paul.
But let's, just know, everyone know that I know that it's Daniel that's the nucleus that-
But okay, Paul Julian Banks was born May 3rd, 1978, a Taurus like myself, in Clacton-on-Sea, which is a coastal town in Essex, England.
His father had a corporate role in an automobile manufacturer, and there was a lot of relocation.
I feel very, um, kindred spirits with this, because when I was 15, my family moved to Singapore, and there is a s- there is, like, a certain personality type that is bred when you have to leave, like, your homeland and everything you know, and just, like, start over in, like, an American school or whatever.
The riffs were sick, and the vocal harmonies are dope as fuck." Paul Banks loves hip hop music.
Technically, I know that I'm, we should start with Daniel, but I'm gonna start with Paul.
But let's, just know, everyone know that I know that it's Daniel that's the nucleus that-
But okay, Paul Julian Banks was born May 3rd, 1978, a Taurus like myself, in Clacton-on-Sea, which is a coastal town in Essex, England.
His father had a corporate role in an automobile manufacturer, and there was a lot of relocation.
I feel very, um, kindred spirits with this, because when I was 15, my family moved to Singapore, and there is a s- there is, like, a certain personality type that is bred when you have to leave, like, your homeland and everything you know, and just, like, start over in, like, an American school or whatever.
The riffs were sick, and the vocal harmonies are dope as fuck." Paul Banks loves hip hop music.
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