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Paul Banks

Paul Banks, born in Clacton-on-Sea, England, in 1978, has been the singer and a guitarist of the New York band Interpol since 1997. He made his first solo album as Julian Plenti in 2009 and has released music under his own name since 2012, alongside the duo Banks & Steelz with RZA and the trio Muzz. In 2025 he released his music for the film Sister Midnight on Partisan Records.

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Paul Banks in a dark suit and glasses playing a black electric guitar against rays of white stage light
Photo: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Artist: vocals and all instruments except where noted; co-producer; cover photograph
Review Alternative rock, Indie rock
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Paul Banks dropped the Julian Plenti alias, demoed every part himself and made his first album under his own name with Interpol's old producer, Peter Katis.

Elmo Phelge · 23 Oct 2026