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Julian Plenti — "Games For Days"

Julian Plenti is better known as Interpol singer/guitarist Paul Banks. This video for "Games For Days," from his recently released Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper debut, features a cameo from Metric's Emily Haines. It was shot at Toronto's Waverly Hotel on Spadina Avenue. Haines and Banks cause a lot of trouble in their hotel room (on...
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Interpol In Their Own Words

In The fall of 2005, Interpol disappeared for the better part of two years. They made their return in Canada this spring to preview their July release, Our Love To Admire, a sprawling collection of orchestral rock that takes their trademark sound and gives it another dimension. Paul Banks and Sam Forgarino discuss what happened from the time they...
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Interpol Dude's Solo Album Details

Interpol frontman Paul Banks has released more details about his Julian Plenti Is…Skyscraper solo debut that will drop on Aug. 4 via Matador. The 11-song album under the Julian Plenti pseudonym features a variety of guests, including Interpol's Sam Fogarino, Ratatat's Mike Stroud and The Occasion's Charles Burst. Banks first began using the...
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Interpol Frontman Is Julian Plenti

Interpol's Paul Banks will go solo on Aug. 4 when he releases an album called Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper as his alter ego, Julian Plenti. The Matador release was only recently recorded, but a source told Billboard.com that some of the songs were written more than a decade ago. It reportedly has a "cocky, sexy" feel and is similar to...
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