Banks (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Banks
| type = studio
| artist = Paul Banks
| cover = Banks (Paul Banks album).jpg
| alt =
| released = October 22, 2012
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 39:46
| label = Matador Records
| producer = Paul Banks, Peter Katis
| prev_title = Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Everybody on My Dick Like They Supposed to Be
| next_year = 2013
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = Banks
| type = Studio
| single1 = The Base
| single1date = August 6, 2012
| single2 = Young Again
| single2date = October 23, 2012
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0002420814 |tab=Overview |label=Paul Banks: Banks > Review |first=Heather |last=Phares |accessdate=2012-11-27}}
|rev2 = Consequence of Sound
|rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/10/album-review-paul-banks-banks/ |title=Album Review: Paul Banks – Banks |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=2012-10-22 |accessdate=2012-10-29}}
|rev3 = Drowned In Sound
|rev4 = Earbuddy
|rev5 = Mojo
|rev5Score = (8/10){{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/banks/paul-banks/critic-reviews|title=Paul Banks - Banks Review for Mojo|website=Metacritic }}
|rev6 = musicOMH
|rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}} {{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/paul-banks_1012.htm |title=Paul Banks - Banks | album reviews |publisher=musicOMH |date= |accessdate=2012-10-29}}
|rev7 = NME
|rev7Score = (8/10) {{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/13792 |title=NME Album Reviews - Paul Banks – 'Banks' |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=2012-10-29}}
|rev8 = Pitchfork Media
|rev8Score = (5.8/10) {{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17262-banks/ |title=Paul Banks: Banks | Album Reviews | Pitchfork |publisher=Pitchfork.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-26}}
|rev9 = This Is Fake DIY
|noprose = yes
}}
Banks is the second solo studio album by Paul Banks, the lead singer of the band Interpol. It was released on October 22, 2012.{{cite web|title=Interpol's Paul Banks announces new solo album 'Banks'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/interpol/65344|publisher=NME}} The first single is the opening track, "The Base", which spent 7 weeks on the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, peaking at #43.{{cite web|title=Billboard.biz|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3Apaul%20banks&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1188&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=paul%20banks&detail=1|publisher=Billboard}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/banks/paul-banks/critic-reviews |title=Banks - Paul Banks |publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 10, 2012}}
Track listing
The track listing was announced by NME, on August 6, 2012.
{{Track listing
| title1 = The Base
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Over My Shoulder
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Arise, Awake
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Young Again
| length4 = 3:52
| title5 = Lisbon
| length5 = 3:17
| title6 = I’ll Sue You
| length6 = 4:21
| title7 = Paid For That
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Another Chance
| length8 = 4:35
| title9 = No Mistakes
| length9 = 3:53
| title10 = Summertime Is Coming
| length10 = 4:38
}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|75|artist=Paul Banks|album=Banks|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2020|refname=Austria}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|38|artist=Paul Banks|album=Banks|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2020|refname=Flanders}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|75|artist=Paul Banks|album=Banks|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2020|refname=Wallonia}} |
| scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2012.HTM |title=Chart Log UK 2012 | work=zobbel.de |accessdate=June 15, 2020 |author=Zywietz, Tobias}}
|align="center"|103 |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|175|artist=Paul Banks|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|7|artist=Paul Banks|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|41|artist=Paul Banks|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 15, 2020}} |