Like much of the music Banks has released so far, 1991 owes a stylistic debt to New York's vogue ball culture. Like "212", it's an introductory statement, but this time Banks is in no hurry a few minutes roll by before she gets to the breathy but bombastic hook, "NY rose me, most high chose me/ Let me know what I can-can-can-can do for you." The title track's beat is runway-ready and Banks, reclined but in control, unfurls her lines like somebody chiseled is feeding her grapes. But despite her visibility, the half-statement of 1991 reminds us that Banks is still an artist in her development stage.įrom its opening "excuse-moi"s and "ooh-la-las," 1991's vibe is an almost comically caricatured version of extravagance and luxury. She's currently prepping a mixtape ( Fantasea, which is slated for July) and a Paul Epworth-produced Interscope debut, Broke With Expensive Taste. Banks' first official release, a four-song EP titled 1991, still finds her standing at a lot of interesting junctions, if not committing to a solid path.
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