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Banks - The Altar

Review by Kellan Miller

If anything, she is even more unfiltered and tenacious on The Altar than she was on Goddess»

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The Altar is the second album by Banks. Brooding beats are swapped for massive pop hooks. And it’s for the better. The razor-sharp honesty is still here but, with that veil lifted, it stings even more. The Sohn-produced opener Gemini Feed is a spectacular middle finger that features the vicious retort, “And to think you would get me to the altar / Like I follow you around like a dog that needs water.” Similarly, This Is Not About Us and Trainwreck, with their crunching beats and major hooks, show a side of Banks that was clearly trying to erupt on Goddess. By letting it loose, she goes for the jugular. The Altar is Banks at her most confident and most empowered; tough and willing to accept her imperfections without a care for who’s listening.
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