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Friday, June 10, 2016

RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks Announce New Album Anything But Words Featuring Florence Welch, Share "Giant": Listen


Back in 2013, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA revealed he was working on a record with Interpol’s Paul Banks. Last month, the two unveiled a name for their project, Banks & Steelz. They also shared the first track from their collaboration, “Love + War,” featuring Ghostface Killah, along with a video paying tribute to Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. On Wednesday, they announced their album will be titled Anything But Words, due out on August 26. Today, they've detailed the album and shared a new song called "Giant." The song, produced by John Hill and Kid Harpoon, will be available via all digital retailers on June 10. Listen to it below.Anything But Words features Florence and the Machine's Florence Welch, Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and Masta Killa, and Kool Keith. Along with previously announced appearances at FYF Fest, Life Is Beautiful, and Austin City Limits this summer, the duo has also announced a set of tour dates. Find those below, too.



Anything But Words:

01 Giant
02 Ana Electronic
03 Sword in the Stone [ft. Kool Keith]
04 Speedway Sonora
05 Wild Season [ft. Florence Welch]
06 Anything But Words
07 Conceal
08 Love and War [ft. Ghostface Killah]
09 Can’t Hardly Feel
10 One by One
11 Gonna Make It
12 Point of View [ft. Method Man and Masta Killa]

Banks & Steelz:

07-21 – Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
08-24 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile
08-25 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
08-27 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
08-28 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF
08-31 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-01 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09-03 - Boston, MA - Sinclair
09-06 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
09-08 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
09-23 - 9-25, Las Vegas, NV, Life is Beautiful Festival
09-27 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
09-30 - 10-02 - Austin, TX - ACL
10-07- 10-09 - Austin, TX - ACL
10-09 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom

[via PITCHFORK]