Listen: BANKS Covers Aaliyah’s ‘Are You That Somebody’

Upon her arrival in the UK for a headline tour, BANKS visited Phil & Alice in the Radio 1 studios last night to perform two tracks. One was an acoustic version of the new Shlohmo-produced single ‘Brain’. The other was ‘Are You That Somebody’, originally by Aaliyah.

Minus the flashy production and heady bass hits, Gillian Banks’ vocals seriously stand out, effortlessly taking on a song that should probably remain untouched in most cases.

Listen to both performances in the Maida Vale Live Lounge below.

BANKS, ‘Are You That Somebody’:


BANKS, ‘Brain’ (Acoustic):


BANKS, UK Tour:

MARCH
20 Bristol Trinity, Centre
21 Birmingham, Library
23 Glasgow, O2 ABC2
24 Sheffield, Leadmill
26 Manchester, RNCM
28 Oxford, O2 Academy 2
29 Brighton, Concorde
31 London, KOKO [Sold Out]

APRIL
01 London, KOKO