“I think people are most beautiful in their rawest form, and sometimes same goes for music,” said the singer. She also shared that she was “so happy” to let her fans get to know her more from the live version of her songs. See the EP cover from the post below.

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LIVE AND STRIPPED Ep officially out today! Go stream it, dance to it, and sing along. I think people are most beautiful in their rawest form, and sometimes same goes for music. I am so happy you guys can get to know me a little better by hearing these songs like this. Which stripped version is your favorite?

โพสต์ที่แชร์โดย BANKS (@hernameisbanks) เมื่อ เม.ย. 3, 2020 เวลา 9:14am PDT

In addition to the new EP, the “Goddess” singer also premiered videos of the live renditions on YouTube. The live videos are part of Capitol Records’ series called ‘1 Mic 1 Take‘ in which their artists come to perform their popular singles in a stripped-down take at Studio A in Hollywood, CA. See the video of BANKS’ performances below.

Last year, the alternative R&B songstress released the third studio album, ‘III‘. The record has become her most critically-acclaimed so far, spawning singles like “Gimme” and Francis and the Lights-assisted “Look What You’re Doing to Me“. BJ Burton was listed as the executive producer of the album; his recent work is a collaboration with Charli XCX’s “forever”. She also embarked on the UK tour in support of ‘III‘ in November 2019, and one of the shows at Roundhouse, London was also sold out.

According to the singer’s Instagram post, BANKS seems to be working on a follow-up of ‘III‘ like many artists who practice social-distancing are currently doing. ‘Live and Stripped‘ is now available for purchase and streaming.

Photo credit: Sharon Alagna

10/3 – Manchester – Albert Hall
11/3 – Glasgow – O2 ABC
12/3 – London – Roundhouse

Before her release of her debut album Goddess in 2014, BANKS (Jillian Rose Banks) released two extended plays in 2013 entitled Fall Over, and London. BANKS was nominated in the Brand New Nominee category at the MTV awards in 2014. Her second album The Altar is to be released later this month.

Before her UK tour BANKS will be performing several dates throughout Europe in February and early March:

24/2 – Antwerpen, Belgium – Trix
25/2 – Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
27/2 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
28/2 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen
3/3 – Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
5/3 – Cologne, Germany – Glroia
6/3 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
8/3 – Paris, France – La Cigale

Last week BANKS performed alongside the likes of Kings of Leon, Jack White, Sting, M83, Kandace Springs, and Jimmy Page on BBC’s brand news series of Later . . . With Jools Holland. BANKS sang ‘Gemini Feed’ and was introduced by Jools Holland as “somebody we’ve been trying to get on the show for some time.” Watch ‘Gemini Feed’ and ‘Fuck With Myself’ below: