Interpol’s Paul Banks is readying an album with a new band he formed with Liars’ Aaron Hemphill in Berlin

Interpol frontman Paul Banks has confirmed that he is working on a new album with a band he has formed with Liars‘ Aaron Hemphill. Banks, who in recent years has moved to Berlin, said in a new interview with The Berliner that he has been working on a record in the city for the past three years. “I started a band in Berlin, which we would call Berlin Project, if that were possible. I’ve been working on that a lot, and it’s been a big part of my music journey in Berlin, and hopefully there’ll be a record out next year,” he said. “We don’t have a label yet, but that’s been three years in the making. It’s with a friend of mine, Raife Burchell from London, who I met boxing and is often in Berlin, and with Aaron from Liars.” He continued: “Aaron lives in Berlin, and I’ve known him since Liars toured with Interpol in 2004. That fucking dude is one of the coolest guys I’ve ever seen with a guitar, and he’s just a wonderful person. He’s actually helped me in some ways with how to live here and showed me some of the ropes of getting health insurance and stuff like that.” His latest side project follows his previous work with New York-based supergroup Muzz featuring producer Josh Kaufman and ...