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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">FOUR-SONG <i>LONDON </i>EP OUT TODAY!</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">(<b>Photo Credit: John Michael Fulton</b>)</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Critically-lauded, Los Angeles-based songstress
<b>BANKS</b> has released her anticipated </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/banksep"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">LONDON</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">
<b>EP</b></span></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">[Harvest Records] today, which features collaborations with producers
<b>SOHN</b>, <b>TEED</b>, <b>Jamie Woon</b>, <b>Tim Anderson, </b>and<b> Lil Silva</b>. The self-taught pianist and singer’s new project has already taken the media by storm with
<i>Gorilla Vs Bear, The FADER,</i> <i>Vogue</i>, <i>Nylon,</i> <i>Pitchfork, Perez</i>
<i>Hilton</i>, <i>Prefix</i>, <i>Idolator</i> and many more singing her praises. Connecting the dots between ghostly dreamscapes and bleeding hearts,
<b>BANKS</b> is well on her way to being one of the most compelling, exciting new voices of the year. A full track listing for the EP listed below.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Check her this fall on tour - for the first time ever – opening for
<b>The Weeknd</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://smarturl.it/banksep"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""> to purchase
<b>BANKS</b>’ <b><i>LONDON</i> EP</b> via <b><i>iTunes</i></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=6364e49c62da461e9abbc7b3297c3f5c&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thefader.com%2f2013%2f08%2f27%2fvideo-banks-waiting-game%2f" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">PRESS
HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">to watch the “<b>Waiting Game</b>” music video via
<b><i>The FADER</i></b> <br>
</span><a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15998-this-is-what-it-feels-like/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">
to listen to “<b>This Is What It Feels Like</b>” via <b><i>Pitchfork</i></b></span><b><i>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">LONDON</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""> EP Track listing:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BANKS 2013 Fall Tour Dates:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br>
09-10 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater *<br>
09-13 Berkeley, CA @The Greek Theatre Berkeley *<br>
09-14 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl * <br>
09-16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre *<br>
09-17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre *<br>
09-20 Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center * <br>
09-22 Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie *<br>
09-23 Cedar Park, TX @ Cedar Park Center *<br>
09-24 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center *<br>
09-26 Tampa, FL @ David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts *<br>
09-27 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live *<br>
09-28 Miami, FL @ James L. Knight Center *<br>
09-30 Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre *<br>
10-01 Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium *<br>
10-02 Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center *<br>
10-04 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center *<br>
10-05 Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall *<br>
10-07 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *<br>
10-08 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *<br>
10-11 Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre *<br>
10-13 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre *<br>
10-14 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre *<br>
10-15 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre *<br>
10-17 Toronto, Ontario @ Massey Hall *<br>
10-18 Toronto, Ontario @ Massey Hall *<br>
10-19 Toronto, Ontario @ Massey Hall *<br>
10-20 Toronto, Ontario @ Massey Hall *<br>
</span><b>*w/ The Weeknd and Aluna Lunoe</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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