You can forgive Paul Banks for hiding behind an alter-ego on his 2009 release Julian Plenti is… Skyscraper, the first solo effort for the enigmatic Interpol frontman. In removing this mask for his second solo album – the succinctly titled Banks – he further isolates his art from the collective works of Interpol, experimenting with structure and layering whilst still creating dark moments of post-punk…
The festival landscape has undergone major upheaval in the last three years, and Covid’s long-term impact on the music industry…
