Banks (album)
2012 studio album by Paul Banks
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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.[11] The first single is the opening track, "The Base", which spent 7 weeks on the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, peaking at #43.[12]
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| Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
| Producers | Paul Banks, Peter Katis | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (65/100) [1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Consequence of Sound | [3] |
| Drowned In Sound | (7/10) [4] |
| Earbuddy | (7.0/10)[5] |
| Mojo | (8/10)[6] |
| musicOMH | [7] |
| NME | (8/10) [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.8/10) [9] |
| This Is Fake DIY | (8/10) [10] |
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".[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Banks.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Base" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Over My Shoulder" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Arise, Awake" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Young Again" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Lisbon" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "I’ll Sue You" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Paid For That" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Another Chance" | 4:35 |
| 9. | "No Mistakes" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Summertime Is Coming" | 4:38 |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Banks liner notes.[14]
- Paul Banks – all performance except where noted, production, art direction & photography
Additional musicians
- Charles Burst – drums on "Over My Shoulder"
- Sebastian Thomson – drums on "No Mistakes" and "Paid For That"
- Rob Moose – violin and viola, additional violin and viola arrangements
- Yoed Nir – cello, additional cello arrangements
- Peter Katis – additional instruments
- Kareem Bunton – guest vocals on "Arise, Awake"
- Dialogue on "Another Chance" by Chris McHenry from the film "Blackout"
Technical personnel
- Peter Katis – production, recording, mixing
- Greg Giorgio – additional recording and mixing
- Claudius Mittendorfer – additional vocal engineering
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Chart performance
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 75 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 38 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 75 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 103 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 175 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] | 41 |