Interpol’s Paul Banks has debuted the video for his single “Games For Days” under his solo moniker , Julian Plenti. The film noir-ish video, directed by Javier Aguilera, features a cameo by Metric’s Emily Haines as a femme fatale, while Banks plays good and evil versions of himself. It also includes sultry cigarette smoking and… handcuffs. See for yourself above. Also, you’ll be able to listen to the song plenti (har har) on The Tripwire’s most recent podcast. (via Stereogum)

In what we’re calling our Freakshow Friday video, Grizzly Bear has released the video for “Two Weeks” off their acclaimed LP Veckatimest, which features some warped facial construction on members of the band, glowing mouths, and an explosive finale — literally.
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Two weeks ago, a very cryptic post on the Matador Records blog told us that Interpol lead singer/guitarist/lyricist Paul Banks will be releasing a solo album as Julian Plenti late this summer called Skyscraper (well, official it’s, Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper). Back then we only had the release date and title, today we have the album artwork and track listing.
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According to a very cryptic post on the Matador Records blog today, Interpol lead singer/guitarist/lyricist Paul Banks will be releasing a solo album as Julian Plenti late this summer called Skyscraper.
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