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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]

Banks
Studio album by
Paul Banks
ReleasedOctober 22, 2012
GenreAlternative rock
Length39:46
LabelMatador Records
ProducerPaul Banks, Peter Katis
Paul Banks chronology
Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper
(2009)		 Banks
(2012)		 Everybody on My Dick Like They Supposed to Be
(2013)
Singles from Banks
  1. "The Base"
    Released: August 6, 2012
  2. "Young Again"
    Released: October 23, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(65/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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


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

No.TitleLength
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

Chart performance


Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 75
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 75
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 103
US Billboard 200[18] 175
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 41

References


  1. "Banks Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  2. Phares, Heather. Paul Banks: Banks > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  3. "Album Review: Paul Banks – Banks". Consequence of Sound. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. Clark, Jon (2012-10-22). "Paul Banks - Banks / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  5. Taft, Scott (2012-10-24). "Paul Banks - Banks Review". Earbuddy. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  6. "Paul Banks - Banks Review for Mojo".
  7. "Paul Banks - Banks | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  8. "NME Album Reviews - Paul Banks – 'Banks'". Nme.Com. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  9. "Paul Banks: Banks | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  10. "Paul Banks - Banks | Album Reviews | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  11. "Interpol's Paul Banks announces new solo album 'Banks'". NME.
  12. "Billboard.biz". Billboard.[permanent dead link]
  13. "Banks - Paul Banks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  14. "Austriancharts.at – Paul Banks – Banks" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Paul Banks – Banks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Paul Banks – Banks" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  17. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK 2012". zobbel.de. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  18. "Paul Banks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  19. "Paul Banks Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  20. "Paul Banks Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.


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