Banks | ||||
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Studio album by Paul Banks | ||||
Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 39:46 | |||
Label | Matador Records | |||
Producer | Paul Banks, Peter Katis | |||
Paul Banks chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (65/100) |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Consequence of Sound | |
Drowned In Sound | (7/10) |
Earbuddy | (7.0/10) |
Mojo | (8/10) |
musicOMH | |
NME | (8/10) |
Pitchfork Media | (5.8/10) |
This Is Fake DIY | (8/10) |
Banks is the second solo studio album by Paul Banks, the lead singer of the band Interpol. It was released on October 22, 2012. The first single is the opening track, "The Base", which spent 7 weeks on the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, peaking at #43.
Banks was recorded in New York and Connecticut with producer Peter Katis.
Banks has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
The track listing was announced by NME, on August 6, 2012.