‘Much like his now native New York, he is a man of many parts – Lisbon only attests further to this actuality. For Banks is both he who trawls the unfathomed depths of human emotion and insecurity to fish out the species’ most sequestered thoughts and fears, as well as he who sits on the volcanic sands of Central America and surfs in its lukewarm waves, board by board with supermodel inamorata Helena Christensen. He is both Paul Banks, and his unknowable pseudonym Julian Plenti – a name seemingly derived from his penchant for the Panamanian. It is consequently fitting, therefore, for this particular record – one he’s opted to put his own name on – to be composed of strictly schooled learnings and starkly juxtaposed styles.’

Dots & Dashes review Banks, the sophomore solo LP from the Interpol main man…