Kevin Bronson on July 8th, 2009

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Leave it to a guy from Interpol to operate under an alias. Julian Plenti is the solo project of singer Paul Banks, and his album “Julian Plenti Is … Skyscraper” is due Aug. 4 on Matador. Full of jagged guitars, rhythmic tension and otherwordly effects – and touches of strings and horns – the rather cinematic collection is not likely to disappoint Interpol fans (it probably won’t induce a “leave-the-band-Paul” chorus either). Mike Stroud of Ratatat, Striker Manley of Stiff Jesus and Banks’ Interpol mate Sam Fogarino lent a hand.

||| Download: “Fun That We Have”

||| Live: The press release says Julian Plenti will be playing “select dates.” Stay tuned.