BANKS is never short of stunning. Since her emergence last year, she has been steadily amassing a catalog of songs that cement her as one of the best rising songstresses in the industry. Sometimes sultry, sometimes sorrowful, her tales can be alternately tender or love lorn, or even both at the same time. She has cultivated a dark aura about her, but somehow still comes across as relatable. Perhaps it is the mixed bag of emotions which she presents that feels so familiar. The intensity in her songs is palpable due in equal parts to her powerful voice and the stellar production she has garnered to accompany it.
Another breakout star from 2013, Ta-ku, was certainly a welcome presence for this remix of "Brain". The original features production from Shlohmo, a man who is no stranger to constructing swelling and haunting back beats. His linking with BANKS was almost a given. Usually, the syrupy yet forceful flow of her voice carries the track, but on "Brain" she shows less restraint and displays a little more range and volume. Ta-ku deftly highlighted these features in his remix, while also reworking Shlohmo's contributions into something of his own.
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