Banks | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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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Singles from Banks | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (65/100) [1] |
Review scores | |
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] |
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 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". [13]
The track listing was announced by NME, on August 6, 2012.
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 |
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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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 |