WHAT IT IS: Maintaining complete creative control yet again, the dark pop songstress penned each song on her recently released, second full-length album and assembled a musical mosaic of sultry R&B and cinematic alternative, while lyrically obsessing over the intricacies of relationships, the sting of betrayal, admissions of insecurity and unrequited romance. She set the stage for the album’s release with a series of entrancing music videos. Rolling Stone described the clip for “Gemini Feed” as “a striking new video packed with captivating, raw visuals.” BANKS continues to instigate endless commentary. When debut album Goddess hit two years ago, she became the "#1 Most Blogged About Artist Globally - Mid Year & Year End 2014 Charts," according to HypeMachine; she also went #1 on the Twitter Emerging Artists Chart and Trending Chart.
ALBUM: The Altar
SINGLE: First official single “Trainwreck” coming 2017
RELEASE DATE: 9/30
TV: Second Kimmel appearance 11/14
LIVE: Headlined two sold-out N.A. tours; back-to-back shows at L.A.’s Wiltern sold out within minutes; opened for The Weeknd on his N.A. arena tour in late 2015 with shows at MSG, Barclays Center and The Forum
INTERNET: 215m WW audio streams; 40m WW video views; 436k Facebook likes, 387k Instagram followers, 260k Twitter followers
RADIO: “Gemini Feed” worked at specialty radio; first single “Trainwreck” coming 2017
PRESS: Support from Rolling Stone, NPR Music, Interview, Noisey/Vice, Idolator, The Line of Best Fit, Consequence of Sound, more
BOOKING: Samantha Kirby/WME
PUBLISHING: Warner/Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Ian Montone, Michele Harrison, Brett Williams & John Picard/Monotone Management