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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">BANKS’ VIDEO FOR “THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE” PREMIERES TODAY ON
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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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">BANKS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">’ video for “<b>This Is What It Feels Like”
</b>was elegantly shot by rising director <b>Ellis Bahl </b>(Alt-J, Josh Record) and premieres today on
<b><i><span style="color:black"><a href="http://noisey.vice.com/music-video-premieres/banks-this-is-what-it-feels-like">Noisey</a></span></i></b><i><span style="color:black">.<b>
</b></span></i>Bahl captures <b>BANKS </b>channeling her inner goddess-like nature inside a home while manifesting a powerful rain storm. The chilling images<b>
</b>express her inner turmoil and are a perfect fit with the music’s eerie bass line and her smoky, hypnotic vocals.
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">“This Is What It Feels Like” is from the self-taught pianist and singer’s
<b><i>LONDON</i> </b>EP </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/banksep"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">(out now)</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">. The song, and
its heart-crushing lyrics, has been raved about by <i>Pitchfork, Pigeons and Planes</i>,
<i>Prefix</i>, <i>Idolator, SPIN</i> and more, plus features an exciting collaboration with producers
<b>Lil Silva</b> and musician/producer <b>Jamie Woon</b>. The track has received more than 270,000+ plays since its debut two weeks ago, and early supporters include tastemakers such as
<i>KCRW</i> and <i>BBC Radio 1 - Zane Lowe. </i> The<i> </i>EP, which also includes collaborations with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, SOHN and Tim Anderson, establishes the
<b>BANKS</b> sound – a place where sparse clicky beats, wiry basslines, mercurial synths, confessional lyrics, and seductive melodies coalesce. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">The songstress is currently on her first tour with The Weeknd, which is due to hit such cities as Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and
more. <b><i>LA Weekly</i></b> boasted, “…her voice was even better (live) than it sounds on her just out EP.” See all tour dates listed below.
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<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> <o:p></o:p></span></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;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">BANKS 2013 Fall Tour Dates:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><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><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">*w/ The Weeknd and Anna Lunoe</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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