(photo by Helena Christensen)

On October 23, Matador will release the 2nd solo album from Interpol vocalist/guitarist Paul Banks.  With ‘Banks’ (LP/CD/digital), Paul ditches the Julian Plenti alter-ego, and the resulting 10-song album is a tour-de- force of exhilarating minor-key intensity.

The Base (192 kbps MP3)

Banks was recorded in New York and Connecticut with producer Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Shearwater, Jónsi…).  The album is  personal and epic, catchy and serpentine – much like your favorite Interpol albums – with Paul’s wry humor, bare emotion, and varied influences all in full effect.

track listing :

1. The Base
2. Over My Shoulder
3. Arise, Awake
4. Young Again
5. Lisbon
6. I’ll Sue You
7. Paid For That
8. Another Chance
9. No Mistakes
10. Summertime Is Coming

preorder ‘Banks’ on LP or CD from The Matador Store.

bankspaulbanks.com

Paul Banks on Twitter

Paul Banks.

Photo by Helena Christensen

Paul Banks has an EP out TODAY, people. Numbered and limited to 2300 vinyl and 1800 CD copies worldwide, “Julian Plenti Lives…” features two originals (one of them instrumental), and J Dilla, Frank Sinatra, and Harold Faltermeyer covers.

Click here to purchase

Track listing:
1. Perimeter Deactivated (Harold Faltermeyer)
2. Summertime Is Coming (Paul Banks)
3. Mythsysizer (J Dilla)
4. I’m A Fool To Want You (Frank Sinatra)
5. Cavern Worship (Paul Banks)

Following its premiere last week on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, Paul and Matador would like to gift you “Summertime Is Coming,” a brooding summer anthem that crescendos to a gorgeous left turn:

“Summertime Is Coming” MP3

Paul Banks will have a full-length album out on Matador this fall. He will be performing at the upcoming FYF Fest, September 1-2 in Downtown LA.

Ok, maybe the second row.  YooToob is chock full of footage from the first ever Julian Plenti U.S. tour, but with all due respect to the aspiring videographers out there, the above clip —- “Only If You Run”, from the November 18 show at SF’s Great American Music Hall —is one of the better looking/sounding from the pile.

(‘Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper’ LP/CD/digital album available from the The Matador Store)

The man, the myth, the legend, Julian Plenti, brings his live show extravaganza to the Seattle airwaves today with a performance for KEXP. You can catch the set live at 3PM PST (6PM EST) on the dial at 90.3FM and online at KEXP.org.

Plenti and his bandmates then will thrill and amaze at Chop Suey later this evening, before continuing their tour in Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York and Philadelphia through the rest of November.

Photo Credit: Gabi Porter / MetroMix.com

Tomorrow night, Julian Plenti kicks off his November US tour at the House of Blues, San Diego in support of his debut release, Julian Plenti…Is Skyscraper.  Earlier tomorrow, lucky San Diegans (San Diegers? San Diegists?) can catch Mr. Plenti at the excellent M-Theory Music where he’ll be signing Skyscraper in all its various physical formats (3PM).

US dates…

Saturday, November 14 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – Tickets

Monday, November 16 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey – Tickets

Tuesday, November 17 – Portland, OR – Holocene – Tickets

Wednesday, November 18 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall – Tickets

Thursday, November 19 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater – Tickets

Saturday, November 21 – Chicago, IL – Metro – Tickets

Monday, November 23 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club – Tickets

Tuesday, November 24 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom – Tickets

Wednesday, November 25 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl – Tickets

Friday, November 27 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church – Tickets

Saturday, November 14 @ 3pm
M-Theory
915 W. Washington
San Diego
619 220 0485

And if you haven’t yet, be sure to pick up a copy of Julian Plenti is Skyscraper here.

And by stuff, I mean records and CDs. Not… like, kitchen utensils or the owners manual to your Le Car or your remote control.
So bring your records… or buy one and then bring it…
Next Saturday, November 14 @ 3pm
M-Theory
915 W. Washington
San Diego
619 220 0485

After a September 25 date at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum, Julian Plenti will be playing the following shows

Sat    14    November    San Diego – House of Blues
Mon    16    November    Seattle – Chop Suey
Tues    17    November    Portland – Wonder Ballroom
Wed    18    November    San Francisco – Great American Music Hall
Thurs    19    November    Los Angeles – El Rey Theatre
Sat    21    November    Chicago – Metro
Mon    23    November    Boston – Paradise Rock Club
Tues    24    November    New York – Bowery Ballroom
Wed    25    November    Brooklyn – Brooklyn Bowl
Fri    27    November    Philadelphia – First Unitarian Church

Support on all dates comes from Brooklyn’s I’m In You.  Tickets for the Bowery Ballroom and Brooklyn Bowl shows are on sale now.

Julian Plenti. ‘..is Skyscraper’ LP/CD/digital album available from the Matador Store.

Julian Plenti will be bringing the songs of Skyscraper to Europe at the end of the year.  All your ticket linking needs below.

Tues  1 December – IRE   DUBLIN   Academy   € 29.50
Weds 2 December – UK   MANCHESTER   Academy 2   £17.50
Thurs 3 December – UK   LONDON   Scala   £20
Sat 5 December – BEL   BRUSSELS   Botanique   € 19
Sun 6 December – HOL   AMSTERDAM   Melkweg   € 22.50
Tues 8 December – GER   COLOGNE   Kulturkirche   € 25
Weds 9 December – GER   BERLIN   Festsaal   € 25
Fri 11 December – AUS   VIENNA   Arena Vienna   € 25
Sat 12 December – ITA   MILAN   Maggazzini   € 20
Sun 13 December – FRA   PARIS   Alahambra   € 23

Doing a little PSA work for that creep that is pretending to be JP on Facebook.  From JulianPlenti.com: