The Bankes Brothers have released their debut EP ‘In Waves’.
Out now via Blue Heron Music, the six track EP comes ahead of the band’s UK dates supporting Red Rum Club including a show at Glasgow’s Garage on March 7th.
Speaking of the EP, Morgan and Nelon said: “Getting this EP together has been a long process. After multiple attempts and a long journey, we are finally there. It feels so validating and something we know we can build on. Honestly, the most exciting part of this release for us – this moment in time – is seeing people relating to the music and starting to identify with different songs that have come out of this. Our biggest focus now is looking forward – there is so much more coming, and we are stoked for old fans and new to hear it.”
To celebrate their EP release, The Bankes Brothers shared with us 5 tracks that influenced ‘In Waves’.
Little Joy – The Next Time Around
Although Nelson was thinking more Paul Simon when he wrote this tune. I think ‘C’est La Vie’ would have ended up with a completely different vibe had we not referenced this track or whole album really. Even using the ukulele for the intro was directly due to this track.
Kings of Leon – King of the Rodeo
We wouldn’t be brothers in an indie band if we didn’t have some form of inspiration from the greatest band of brothers in the last 20 years. This song comes to mind for the direction we took ‘In Waves’ as we hit the studio that day, but also later KoL’s work with Jaquire King was definitely a production style we wanted to achieve throughout.
Tom Petty – American Girl
‘American Girl’ played a huge part in the writing of ‘Things I’ll Never Learn’. It had a been a simple chord progression for a week and wasn’t going anywhere past that until we sat down and tried a few things out. This song along with ‘Someday’ – The Strokes were both referenced. Once the rhythm was established the whole song came together lyrically in about 2 hours.
The Smiths – This Charming Man
This was a huge influence in terms of tones, and instrumental parts. The drum beat was an homage to this song, as well as things like ‘Someday’/’American Girl’. The lead part, and guitar tone was our best attempt at channeling Johnny Marr, which I think is the goal of any lead guitarist at some stage in their lives.
Foxygen – Shuggie
This was a tune we were completely obsessed with for pretty much the entire time we were in the studio. I’d say this song wasn’t a noticeable influence in terms of arrangement or production. It was more of a constant reminder of the endless possibilities when creating something.
Stream The Bankes Brothers musical influences below: