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]
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.