Seraphina Lotkhamnga on August 7th, 2014

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Banks has hypnotized fans around the world with her moody R&B since she released “Before I Ever Met You” and “Fall Over” in 2013, and we expect big things to come from the L.A.-based (yet wildly popular in the U.K.) artist this year. In anticipation of her forthcoming debut “Goddess” (out Sept. 9 via Harvest Records), Banks releases “Beggin for Thread,” another single that is yet again sultry but surprisingly danceable. It may be the most upbeat track she’s released but don’t expect disco balls or choreographed dance moves. The brooding chanteuse sticks to her somber black-and-white tones in the song’s accompanying clip produced by Jesse Rogg and Tim Andreson. The provocative interpretative dancers make it feel slightly NSFW, but the best thing about this video is Banks’ icy stare into the camera.

||| Live: Banks performs Oct. 21 and 22 at the Wiltern.

||| Previously: “Drowning,” “Goddess,” live at Coachella 2014, live at SXSW 2014, “Brain,” “This Is What It Feels Like,” “Waiting Game,” “Warm Water,” “Before I Ever Met You,” “Fall Over”