The problem with having once fronted a successful band is that any music you release in the future will always call up lazy comparisons.
It's a problem that is only compounded if you are Paul Banks, sometime Interpol frontman, now using his own name for his extraneous material. With his distinctive baritone and dispassionate delivery, Banks's voice is unmistakable whatever label you stick on it.
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