Goddess

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AlbumJan 01 / 201414 songs, 59m 45s
Alternative R&B Alt-Pop
Popular
5.0 / 10

The debut album by American alt-R&B singer/songwriter Jillian Banks often feels far too cultivated; it's all trendy misery assisted by equally fashionable producers, without any substance to hold it all up. Shlohmo, Jamie Woon, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and others contribute.

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Indulge in the wonders created by the LA singer-songwriter, but beware - there's immense trauma, darkness and, unfortunately, precious few new cuts.

Check out our album review of Artist's Goddess on Rolling Stone.com.

At the core of Banks’ sound is a lyrical honesty that colours every cool, trickling twist with unmistakable ownership.

On her debut album, Goddess, Banks sounds like the logical conclusion of several 2010s musical trends: her moody, confessional lyrics echo Lorde, Lykke Li, and Lana Del Rey, while the downtempo sonics recall cutting-edge R&B talents like Tinashe, FKA Twigs, and her former tourmate the Weeknd.

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Album review: Banks - Goddess. A fine balance has been struck – along with no little gold…

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The R&amp;B singer delivers a debut album that sounds exactly as one would expect, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>

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Goddess is not exactly Top 40 fodder, but that’s exactly where Banks deserves to be.

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<p>Banks lays her emotions bare with a raw and vengeful sound that deserves to be heard, writes <strong>Tshepo Mokoena</strong></p>

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Banks - Goddess review: Don't tell me to listen to your song because it isn't the same

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