Julian Plenti (aka Paul Banks of Interpol)

[intersubjective]

Paul Banks of Interpol has a solo album coming out on August 4 under the moniker Julian Plenti. It's called Skyscraper and it's coming out on Matador Records. If you sign up for the mailing list on his website you get a free download of a track off the album: http://www.julianplenti.com/ . The song snippet on the website is pretty cool too.

[seregon]

Awesome I'll check that out. Also check out Sam's band Magnetic Morning, they're pretty good

[uchu]

i've just listened to the song! really awesome! it has a different taste from interpol, but it's very paul-ish.

[intersubjective]

Yeah - it rocks out a bit more than your average Interpol tune!

[seregon]

Yeah I really like it, the style is really unusual compared to his Interpol work. I'd love to hear more

[Scol2pioN]

hmmmm... cool.

I used to be really into Inerpol

[intersubjective]

More from Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/news/

Back when we first reported on Interpol front man Paul Banks's new alter ego/solo project Julian Plenti, details were scarce. Now, details are less scarce. We still don't know where Banks/Plenti got that baby-blue shirt he's wearing on the cover (which can be seen above), but the record, Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper, is out August 4 on Matador. It features contributions from guests including Ratatat's Mike Stroud, Interpol's Sam Fogarino, and Charles Burst of the Occasion. The LP also has a weird technological inspiration, it seems. Read on for more info and tracklist:


According to a Matador press release, the Julian Plenti character originated in 1996, played some NYC clubs, and then "went on sabbatical" just as Interpol started to rise in 2001. And what brought this glasses-wearing fellow back to his muse? A dark-haired girl? A soul-crushing day job? A certain candy-coated licorice treat? Alas, no.

Plenti apparently "acquired the music production software Logic Pro" in 2006, allowing for him to make music without a band. Then he started making music without a band.

Banks/Plenti will play "select shows" in support of the new album.

Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper:

01 Only If You Run
02 Fun That We Have
03 Skyscraper
04 Games for Days
05 Madrid Song
06 No Chance of Survival
07 Unwind
08 Girl on the Sporting News
09 On the Esplanade
10 Fly as You Might
11 H

Posted by Ryan Dombal on May 19, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.

[James.]

'Fun That We Have' sounds pretty decent. An interesting mixture of rock and electronica, and certainly different from Interpol.

[James.]

'Games For Days' is an amazing tune. :happy:

[GorkerMorker]

IEEEP

Fun that we have is such a fucking cocktease it seems to end right before some epic offspring like climax.

[GorkerMorker]

New song:

http://www.matadorrecords.com/mpeg/julian_plenti/julian_plenti_games_for_days.mp3

[Muttley]

Totally in love with this album.

It's weird though, if Interpol would have released this as an album I would've been disappointed no doubt but knowing it's just Sam and Paul kind of gives me peace of mind and lets me enjoy these tracks to the fullest.

[Molkette]

In love with it too!:happy: Some very good tracks, nice guitar or piano parts, and Paul Banks' voice :awesome:: awwwwwww my god!!!:D
Can't wait to catch him up live now!

[Josh =/]

Only just found out today lol. Sounds cool so far.

[LiT]

The album is good!!

[Josh =/]

love skyscraper

[GorkerMorker]

yeah it's great but it gets annoying after two hours on repeat without noticing.

[Amii]

Playing here on December 1st. Waaaant. :supersad:

[ʘ]

Really like his shit. Quite beautiful... :happy:

[Molkette]

Yes, more shit like his, please!:p

[Blocpartyanimal]

Playing here on December 1st. Waaaant. :supersad:

Any more dates confirmed? Not just UK please.

[intersubjective]

Julian Plenti Tour Dates:


25th September- Guggenheim Museum - New York


NOVEMBER US TOUR

Sat 14th House of Blues - San Diego

Mon 16th Chop Suey - Seattle

Tues 17th Wonder Ballroom-Portland

Wed 18th Great American Music Hall - San Francisco

Thurs 19th - El Rey Theatre -Los Angeles

Sat 21st Metro-Chicago

Mon 23rd Paradise Rock Club - Boston

Tues 24th Bowery Ballroom -New York

Wed 25th Brooklyn Bowl -New York

Fri 27th First Unitarian Church- Philadelphia



DECEMBER EUROPEAN TOUR

Tues 1st- Academy, Dublin Ireland

Wed 2nd- Manchester Academy-UK

Thurs 3rd- London Scala-UK

Sat 5th- Botanique, Brussels Belgium

Sun 6th-Melkweg- Amsterdam-Netherlands

Tues 8th- Kulturkirche, Cologne Germany

Wed 9th- Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany

Fri 11th- Arena, Vienna Austria

Sat 12th- Magazzini Generali, Milan Italy

Sun 13th - Théâtre de l'Alhambra, Paris France