Goddess by Banks

Goddess, the debut album from Banks, came out on Harvest in September 2014, after she'd built a buzz with two EPs, Fall Over and London, songs from both of which resurface here. Al Shux produced, and the sound is midnight-dark trip-hop and R&B: slow, heavy beats, cavernous space and a voice that goes from husky murmur to wounded cry.

Four singles came off it, "Warm Water", "Brain", "Drowning" and "Beggin for Thread", and the last one went platinum in the US. The album drew positive reviews and reached number 12 on the Billboard 200. A digital companion, Goddess Remixes, followed in March 2015, and for the tenth anniversary she released Goddess: Unplugged, stripping 10 of its tracks down to acoustic versions, on December 13, 2024. The Altar came next.

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