Happy December! Can you believe the year is almost over? The end of the year is always a strange time in Los Angeles. It gets down to the 50’s and sometimes even the 40’s at night, and the days are shorter with usual sunny days or sometimes less sunny, in the 60’s or sometimes 70’s. We admit, we are spoiled to the weather here; we don’t miss those Chicago winters at all!
The fires in Malibu are thankfully getting under control! We have been very fortunate this year and in recent years, that LA has had enough rain that we avoided a bad fire season.
2024 was a year of great chaos and upset for many. The political warfare certainly played a big of that, affecting many. Despite that, we made some great things happen and had some great times.
2025 will be here so soon! We are excited about a great new year, and hopefully soon a year of global peace.
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With a sultry voice like silk, the enigmatic and undefinable BANKS returns with new material, and she’s better than ever. Experimental pop, dark-pop, or whatever you want to call her, BANKS has for years been crafting and delivering songs more powerful than most any stadium filling teener bopper. The following is some of the latest hype from her publicist–and it’s all much deserved, and legit. –Hollywood Sentinel
BANKS – Goddess (Official Audio)
Yesterday, world-renowned singer-songwriter, BANKS, celebrated the 10-year anniversary of her debut album Goddess with the release of an acoustic version of the album entitled Goddess: Unplugged for which the artwork was hand painted by Norwegian painter Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen, and is out via ADA Worldwide, the independent label and artist services arm of Warner Music Group.
She celebrated the Goddess anniversary with special live intimate shows in London, New York, and Los Angeles where she played at the original venues in each city upon the release of Goddess 10 years ago. Due to incredible demand, additional shows were added in both New York and Los Angeles, and a show was added in Melbourne, Australia, all of which sold-out.
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Goddess: Unplugged follows the announcement of her forthcoming fifth studio album, Of With Her Head, which BANKS says, “In many ways, it’s a big sister album to Goddess. After a decade apart, I’ve reunited with the core musicians and producers who helped shape my debut. At the same time, it’s something entirely different- I’ve grown so much as an artist and a person, and the journey is documented in all these sounds.” Off With Her Head is set for release on February 28, 2025, and will feature singles “I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend” featuring Doechii and most recently, “Best Friends.”
About BANKS
California-bred singer-songwriter, Jillian Rose Banks, aka BANKS, crafts moody, alternative pop with shades of contemporary R&B. Emerging in the early 2010s with a handful of downtempo, alt-R&B tracks, BANKS created a signature sound that helped build a cross-genre audience. Her critically acclaimed and gold-certified debut album, Goddess, featured songs like “Before I Ever Met You,” “Warm Water,” and “Fall Over,” as well as collaborations with producers Justin Parker, Shlomo, and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. In 2016, BANKS released her highly anticipated sophomore album, The Altar, which featured singles “F— with Myself,” “Gemini Feeed,” and “Mind Games,” and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. BANKS returned in July 2019 with her third studio album, III, which featured her synth-heavy single “Gimme.” Additional contributors included Francis and the Lights on “Look What You’re Doing To Me” and producer Paul Epworth (Adele, Rihanna) on “Hawaiian Mazes.” She released a short EP entitled Live and Stripped in 2020, followed by her 2022 album Serpentina, which BANKS recorded amid the plandemic during months of isolation and is tied to themes of shedding old skin and embracing the new. BANKS’s artistry stands out through the rawness and vulnerability that shines earnestly through her music. With so much success under her belt already, BANKS is looking forward to an exciting future ahead.
An early BANKS classic:
BANKS | Official BANKS Website
Images used with kind courtesy of the public relations office of BANKS.
