Interpol is making a dramatic comeback after their three-year hiatus. Everything from their dark new song, “Lights,” to Carlos D quitting the band as bassist to having canceled tour dates because of Bono’s back surgery. It’s been shaky to say the least. However, they’re back to say that they’ve just mapped out a massive North American tour with new bassist, David Pajo. To get ready for the tour, what else do they have? A dramatic new video for their single, of course.

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Interpol is working on a fourth studio album after what seemed like a long hiatus enough for us to forget we loved them so much back in 2002 with Turn On the Bright Lights. With vocalist  Paul Blanks donning the Julian Plenti moniker and drummer Sam Fogarino becoming one half of Magnetic Morning (formerly The Setting Suns), we’re really thankful the group is back together.

The album is still untitled but we do finally have a song from the band. “Lights” is a track which deserves to be  played into every one’s ears as it has all the right elements to a mini-comeback song. It’s dark, bare and mysterious to start out with but gradually builds up into the the powerful chorus backed by some major guitar work – all coming off as something magnificent. Music in 2010 just got this much better, folks.

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No artist is safe in this internet age from having their work leaked for the world to download and listen to before the album is even supposed to be released. According to Diditleak’s twitter page, this week we see a couple of albums that are coming out next Tuesday that have leaked onto the Internet; including Daughtry’s, Twista’s and The Dead Weather‘s upcoming albums.

Here is a list of the albums that leaked the last couple days:

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Say what you want about Josh Schwartz’s television series (The O.C., Gossip Girl, Chuck), the man has given some much-needed exposure to a lot of Indie bands. Back when The O.C. was still on the air, he gave acts like Death Cab For Cutie, The Killers, Modest Mouse, Rachel Yamagata, and more a chance to reach a broader audience on a national scale by having them appear on the show, and even perform their songs.

It looks like he’s returning to that formula with his new web series, Rockville, CA, which will run exclusively on TheWB.com. We mentioned it a few months ago (and maybe some of you even turned up to be an extra in it!), but now it’s finally nearing completion. Set in the fictional nightclub Rockville, the show will feature live performances from bands every week. Though only 15 to 30 seconds of the performances will air during the 4 minute episodes, fans will be able to see the full two-song sets as well as interviews with the artists online.

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