BANKS - III (2019)

Reason for Listening:
BANKS was the second "Recently Played Artists" on a Spotify user's profile*; the first was Bon Iver. *I recall following this user at the recommendation of a friend.

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Released 20190712.
13 songs. 47:05. III (2019)
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Notes:
--20201119--
First listen.
Wow. "Till Now" is just so refreshing in terms of its composition.
So far her music is generally very refreshing to me. ("Godless")

2: "Till Now"; "Gimme"; "Stroke"; "Look What You're Doing to Me" (ft. Francis and the Lights); "The Fall"; "What About Love";
1: "Contaminated"; "Godless"; "If We Were Made of Water";
0: "Sawzall"; "Hawaiian Mazes"; "Alaska"; "Propaganda";

--20201120--
Second Listen.
This first track is like a careful combination of melody and "noise." I think it sounds great, but I'm curious if some listeners would find the track overly harsh or dissonant.

3: "Till Now"; 2: "Gimme"; "Stroke"; "Look What You're Doing to Me" (ft. Francis and the Lights); "The Fall"; "What About Love";
1: "Sawzall"; "Alaska"; "If We Were Made of Water";
0: "Contaminated"; "Godless"; "Hawaiian Mazes"; "Propaganda";

Summary:
I initially thought about giving the album a lower 4.8, but after hearing it a second time, I felt as if my initial positive impression of the album wasn't just a fluke and that it deserved a solid 5.0. Personally I enjoy the general mood of the album and the artistic nature of the track composition. As a whole, the album does a great job of alternating between relatively fast and slow songs, but the deviation is small enough not to be destracting.

I'm pretty sure I like "Till Now" best. But "Look What You're Doing to Me" and "What About Love" certainly could have been "3"s instead of "2"s.

Overall Rating: 5.0/5
Favorite Song: "Till Now"

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Billboard 200
Peak Date: 20190726 | Peak Position: 21 | Weeks on Chart: 1
Billboard Listing: III - Banks - [above album cover]