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BANKS

BANKS is Jillian Banks, a California-born singer and songwriter whose alternative pop and R&B pair intimate lyrics with electronic production.

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Overview

Name: Jillian Rose Banks
From: Orange County, California; raised in Los Angeles
Makes: Alternative pop and R&B
Early breakthrough: “Before I Ever Met You” on SoundCloud in 2013
Debut album: Goddess (2014)
Education: Studied psychology at the University of Southern California

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How it started.

Jillian Banks began writing songs as a teenager after a friend gave them a keyboard. Music became a way to express feelings that were hard to say aloud. They later studied psychology at USC, an interest that connects with the attention to human relationships in their songwriting.

Finding an audience.

In 2013, “Before I Ever Met You” spread from a private SoundCloud page to BBC Radio 1, where Zane Lowe played it. The Fall Over and London EPs followed, along with a support slot on The Weeknd’s tour. Goddess arrived in 2014, bringing together songs such as “Waiting Game,” “Drowning” and “Beggin For Thread.”

A growing body of work.

The Altar, III and Serpentina followed the debut. For Off With Her Head in 2025, BANKS returned to collaborators from the Goddess years while making room for guests including Doechii and Sampha. In interviews, they described the title as a way of letting go of negative thoughts and becoming more present.

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Studio albums

2025Off With Her HeadRecording artist
2022SerpentinaRecording artist
2019IIIRecording artist
2016The AltarRecording artist
2014GoddessRecording artist

Special releases

2026With You AroundRecording artist
2025Meddle In The Mold – A COLORS SHOWPerformer
2024Goddess: UnpluggedRecording artist

Awards

BBC Sound of 2014Third place in the BBC’s annual new-music poll.

Quotes

It's meditation for me, making music.BANKS, TIME interview, July 2019

Discussing the connection between psychology and songwriting in July 2019.

Trivia

BANKS chose their surname as a stage name because it felt short and powerful.
Fiona Apple, Tracy Chapman and Lauryn Hill are among the artists they have named as inspirations.
Early in their career, they shared a phone number with fans as an alternative to using social media.