Interpol frontman Paul Banks announced his latest solo
album, the first using his own name. Paul has released solo records under his
Julian Plenti alter-ego in the past. The
record will be called Banks, and was
recorded with Interpol producer Peter Katis. Check out the very Interpol-sounding
first single “The Base” Below and if you like what you hear make sure to check
out the full records on October 23rd when it’s released by Matador.
Next Wednesday Azealia Banks will be dropping her much
anticipated mixtape, Fantasea, and while I do prefer the Harlem rappers new
sound over her old, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some tracks from yesteryear
worth revisiting to remind ourselves where it all began. For this week’s
Throwback Thursday I thought why not throw up two of Azealia’s most defining
moments prior to the release of her 1991 ep. We start off with "Seventeen",
a track produced by Diplo which sampled the well known Ladytron song
of the same name, and was released in 2009 prior to her XL Recordings
deal. Following her departure from XL in 2011 , Banks left behind her original
alias, Miss Bank$, and formally became
Azealia Banks, and like many artists today used Youtube as a resource to get
her name out there. Going in a totally different direction Banks uploaded several
demo tracks - including a cover of "Slow Hands"
by Interpol which definitely caught a lot of people’s
attention at the time.
