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Ex-lovers, take cover: Banks' sophomore outing The Altar is ready for a sacrifice to the goddesses. With the fire of a thousand scorned lovers, Banks goes all in with her lyrical attack. Whether destroying an ex or empowering herself, Banks has strengthened her voice -- resolutely and with increased production value -- in the two years since her debut Goddess. The Altar is slightly less sleepy than its predecessor, including a handful of exciting hip-hop moments that pop and rumble ("Trainwreck" and "This Is Not About Us" are two standouts). Adding to the Fiona Apple-meets-Massive Attack vibe of past work, Banks also incorporates some of Björk's experimental spirit this time around, suffusing dramatic tracks with sweeping Homogenic orchestration ("Weaker Girl" and "Mother Earth") or spare Biophilia/Vespertine cool ("Fuck with Myself" and "Lovesick"). Throughout, she bleeds into each song. At times scathing and aggressive, tracks like "Gemini Feed," "Trainwreck," and "Weaker Girl" snarl with edge and attitude (sharp production by Sohn, Tim Anderson, and DJ Dahi add to the might). When she shifts the gears of pain inward, she lays herself bare with unflinching honesty and vulnerability, like on "Lovesick" and "Mind Games." As on the cover art -- where Banks is seen without makeup and her hair tied up and unkempt -- her protective barriers are down and her insides are visible to anyone willing to look (or listen). Although the latter third of The Altar is mostly a hypnotic comedown -- think Broods, Vaults, or the Weeknd's Trilogy -- Banks packs enough energy and zeal at the starting line to duly lay waste to whoever was foolish enough to break her heart.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sohn, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Spilfogel, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Shux, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alexander Shuckburgh, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Lawrence Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sohn, Producer, Bass Guitar, Additional Producer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jillian Banks, ComposerLyricist - Seth Perez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leggy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Mercereau, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, Producer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sohn, Producer, Drums, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Spilfogel, Producer - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jenna Andrews, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, Producer, Bass Programming, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Rogg, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Spilfogel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Natche, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sohn, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Spilfgoel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer, Co-Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Cooke, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor Lawrence Jr., Producer, Drums, Percussion, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jenna Andrews, ComposerLyricist - Mario Borgatta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jillian Banks, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, Producer, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Daphne Chen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Gorfain, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leah Katz, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Spilfogel, Conductor, Strings Conductor - Edmund Finnis, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jenna Andrews, ComposerLyricist - Jillian Banks, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Producer, String Arranger, Guitar, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leggy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Danny Schofield, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tim Anderson, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, ComposerLyricist - A. Balshe, ComposerLyricist - DannyBoyStyles, Producer - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Billions, Producer - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The ANMLS, Producer, Co-Producer - Faris Al-Majed, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Munoz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Sean Tallman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Spilfogel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Jillian Banks, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Tim Anderson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hill, Producer, Keyboards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Fournier, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Cooke, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Cohen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mario Borgatta, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jillian Banks, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Sohn, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Banks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Tim Anderson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Wilson, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sohn, Producer, Drums, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Banks, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, ComposerLyricist - A. Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Aron Forbes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Perez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Harvest Records
Album review
Ex-lovers, take cover: Banks' sophomore outing The Altar is ready for a sacrifice to the goddesses. With the fire of a thousand scorned lovers, Banks goes all in with her lyrical attack. Whether destroying an ex or empowering herself, Banks has strengthened her voice -- resolutely and with increased production value -- in the two years since her debut Goddess. The Altar is slightly less sleepy than its predecessor, including a handful of exciting hip-hop moments that pop and rumble ("Trainwreck" and "This Is Not About Us" are two standouts). Adding to the Fiona Apple-meets-Massive Attack vibe of past work, Banks also incorporates some of Björk's experimental spirit this time around, suffusing dramatic tracks with sweeping Homogenic orchestration ("Weaker Girl" and "Mother Earth") or spare Biophilia/Vespertine cool ("Fuck with Myself" and "Lovesick"). Throughout, she bleeds into each song. At times scathing and aggressive, tracks like "Gemini Feed," "Trainwreck," and "Weaker Girl" snarl with edge and attitude (sharp production by Sohn, Tim Anderson, and DJ Dahi add to the might). When she shifts the gears of pain inward, she lays herself bare with unflinching honesty and vulnerability, like on "Lovesick" and "Mind Games." As on the cover art -- where Banks is seen without makeup and her hair tied up and unkempt -- her protective barriers are down and her insides are visible to anyone willing to look (or listen). Although the latter third of The Altar is mostly a hypnotic comedown -- think Broods, Vaults, or the Weeknd's Trilogy -- Banks packs enough energy and zeal at the starting line to duly lay waste to whoever was foolish enough to break her heart.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:49
- Main artists: banks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Harvest Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2016 Harvest Records ℗ 2016 Harvest Records
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