"Gemini Feed"-Banks
Here's a single that may seem a bit light at the surface, but peel away just a few of the layers and you'll find a lot of darkness. But that's exactly what makes this piece of bipolar pop so compelling.
SoCal's Jillian Rose Banks' latest single "Gemini Feed" features lyrics that sound as if they came directly from a diary where the words were written boldly and firmly by a frequently broken-tipped pencil.
"Gemini Feed" comes across as a confessional tale of unrequited love between exs... a recently empowered but bitter broken-hearted woman and an extremely possessive, controlling, emotionally guarded man. ("I tried to say 'I love you', but you didn't hear me...") And, that eerie wavering synth behind Banks' defiant words makes her situation sound just a tad bit distressing.
Turns out, Jillian majored in romantic drama. What I mean is -- aside from personal experience -- exploring emotional factors regarding toxic relationships is something Banks may have picked-up while earning her degree studying psychology at the University of Southern California. My research also led to the discovery that she was born on June 16th which makes her astrological sign Gemini, additional possible inspiration.
The song is the second release (the first was the extremely freaky "Fuck With Myself") from Banks' second album The Alter. She explained to BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac, "I just had so much to write about. This album for me is really kind of like a metamorphoses of me coming into my own."
But you know what? This very alternative Banks track ain't even close to Top-40 friendly and you really probably won't like -- or even want to listen to -- "Gemini Feed." So... never mind.
Okay... how was that for passive-aggressive?
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