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.
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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
