A lot of people have been talking jive about the new Paul Banks solo record, Is...Skyscraper. Personally I like it and so does Emily Haines, and that's enough for me. It's not really Interpol sounding except for the fact that the solo record of the lead singer of the band. The music is different, and the lyrical content is pretty radically different as well (read: no laying grease inside my hand or putting shards under the belly). He is calling himself Julian Plenti and apparently from 1998-2003 Julian made more than a few appearances in the NYC area with just an acoustic guitar. The music on his album is way more lush and filled in. Luxurious almost. Here's a video for one of the more up-tempo songs on the album.
In other Julian news, Julian Casablancas is also putting out a new album. This is weird because the Strokes are already working on a new album, which is also the reason that Little Joy was Fab-less when they opened for Jarvis Cocker at the Wiltern a few weeks back. I think Julian (Casablancas) was tired of all the side projects his band mates have going on and decided to wrangle the fillies back to the stable and make a new record. But not before letting them know who the stud in the coral is. (More equine metaphors please!). Whatev, here's a "trailer" for his album Phrazes for the Young. I think I'm going to skip this despite the fact that Jules had my fave track on the Dark Night of the Soul album that Dangermouse and Sparklehorse did. Especially when heard right next to the god awful Frank Black track. So bad. Anyway, trailer:
Don't forget that Julian quit drinking and started smoking lots of weed and the result was First Impressions of Earth. From the looks of the trailer he hasn't come to his senses.
Is...Skyscraper is out now on Matador.
Phrazes for the Young is coming soon.
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