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Paul Banks is a musician, songwriter and singer from New York, noted for fronting one of New York’s most admired and respected bands, Interpol. Interpol’s debut album, Turn On The Bright Lights, and the follow-up, Antics, are widely acknowledged as the soundtrack for the lower east side of New York in the 2000s, two of the city’s defining albums, each amassing 1 million sales worldwide and US Gold status. Interpol has since progressed through generations and seven studio albums to scale new heights in 2024, playing the biggest live show on record in Mexico City to upwards of 200,000 at Zócalo Square, and headlining shows including L.A.’s Hollywood Bowl, New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, and numerous others worldwide. Paul has released music in various other guises; partnering with Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA as Banks &amp; Steelz, with Josh Kaufman and the Walkmen’s Matt Barrick as Muzz, and as a solo artist both as Julian Plenti and under his own name. Paul’s debut film score and OST for the film <a href="https://www.magnetreleasing.com/sistermidnight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sister Midnight</a> is released, whilst Interpol works on new music set for 2026.

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Three Great Things: Paul Banks

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Wu-Tang Clan&#8216;s RZA is a rapper, record producer, musician, actor, filmmaker and author.
Paul Banks is the lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of Interpol. He is also half of Banks and Steez, a project with RZA. The duo released their debut record, Anything But Words, in 2016.
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