

Drawing from inspirations like Fiona Apple and Miss Lauryn Hill, BANKS focuses on the duality of soulful earthly emotion and ethereal atmospheric sounds.

Effortlessly balancing her gift for honest, poetic perspectives on love and humanity with a voice that gained her overnight attention from the music industry's most important curators BANKS is poised for massive things in 2014. The Los Angeles native and self-taught pianist, vocalist, and songwriter's debut album 'Goddess' will be released on Harvest Records. Just Like A Rose: The Anniversary Sessions Įffortlessly balancing her gift for honest, poetic perspectives on love and humanity with a voice that gained her overnight attention from the music industry's most important curators BANKS is poised for massive things in 2014. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition / Night On Bald Mountain Maisel : Season 5 (Music From The Original Amazon Series) 3: Bonnaroo 2004 īe Opened By The Wonderful Bob Marley - Tuff Gong Jamaica Pressings.The deluxe edition includes four bonus tracks, including “And I Drove You Crazy” and “Before I Ever Met You. The title track demonstrates her sense of no-nonsense self-empowerment, while “F**k Em Only We Know” doesn’t mince words or feelings. The piano ballad “You Should Know Where I’m Coming From,” the exquisite “Waiting Game,” and the catchy “Brain,” “Drowning,” and “Something New” provide variety. But what those names don’t say are just how fully formed Banks comes across.

The Lana Del Rey mentions are in the ballpark she's used three of the same producers (Justin Parker, Al Shux, Sohn). Hints of The Weeknd’s crawling noir make sense. Early SoundCloud offerings led to EPs and bracing videos and eventually this album, which features highlights from the EPs along with new material. Or is that where Frank Ocean is currently waiting? In any case, Banks, a native Californian, knows her way around R&B, the art of seduction, and building her public profile. Jillian Banks is ready to take over where Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence left off.
