{"id":11667,"date":"2013-02-05T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=11667"},"modified":"2013-02-16T02:34:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T01:34:57","slug":"introducing-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/introducing-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing : Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the same record label as <a title=\"Introducing: Kate Boy \u2013 Northern Lights [MP3]\" href=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/introducing-kate-boy-northern-lights-mp3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Boy<\/a>, <a title=\"Lana del Rey \/ M83 \/ Oskar \/ Lauryn Hill \/ Florence + The Machine \/ Marina &amp; The Diamonds + [MP3]\" href=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/mp3-lana-del-rey-m83-oskar-lauryn-hill-florence-the-machine-marina-the-diamonds-fun\/\" target=\"_blank\">Florence &amp; The Machine<\/a>, Charli\u00a0xcx and many more&#8230; <strong>BANKS,<\/strong> simply Banks, is set to make big waves in the music world with a stunning first track she has put up on her Soundcloud page :<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F77796678\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Effortlessly balancing her gift for honest, poetic perspectives on love and humanity with a voice that gained her overnight attention from the music industry\u2019s most important curators \u2013 Banks is poised for massive things in 2013. 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