Banks (album) explained

Banks
Type:	studio
Artist:	Paul Banks
Cover:	Banks (Paul Banks album).jpg
Released:	October 22, 2012
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	39:46
Label:	Matador Records
Producer:	Paul Banks, Peter Katis
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Banks is the second solo studio album by Paul Banks, the lead singer of the band Interpol. It was released on October 22, 2012.^[1] The first single is the opening track, "The Base", which spent 7 weeks on the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, peaking at #43.^[2]

Recording

Banks was recorded in New York and Connecticut with producer Peter Katis.

Reception

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".^[3]

Track listing

The track listing was announced by NME, on August 6, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interpol's Paul Banks announces new solo album 'Banks'. NME.
2. Web site: https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Apaul%20banks&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1188&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=paul%20banks&detail=1 Billboard.biz]. Billboard.
3. Web site: Banks - Paul Banks . . December 10, 2012.
4. Web site: Chart Log UK 2012 . zobbel.de . June 15, 2020 . Zywietz, Tobias.