This Summer 2021, British-Caribbean singer-songwriter ISLAND BANKS brings a heady mix of romance and tropical escape to his new afroswing single, ‘Passion’. Blending Spanish elements with his smooth, clean R&B vocals, ‘Passion’ feels both timeless and modern, underscored by an addictive afroswing backbone. “I wanted to created something fresh by mixing Afroswing with Spanish instruments, layered with my first love, which is R&B.” — ISLAND BANKS With an undeniably British essence, and a sound influenced by cornerstone genres of the UK scene like garage and jungle, along with dancehall and afrobeats, Island Banks – whose roots stem back to St Vincent and the Grenadines -draws comparison to legendary boundary-blurring artists like Craig David. Since releasing his debut single, ‘See You Again’ and recent track ‘Only One’, Island Banks has been making his mark on UK playlists including BBC introducing Essex. Now, with his new single ‘Passion’, he’s secured a second listing. So keep your eye on Island Banks — because he’s making waves in the UK and beyond. Download and stream ‘Passion’, out on all major music platforms now. STREAM & FOLLOW ISLAND BANKS:SpotifySoundcloudInstagramYouTubeTwitter
Island Banks has released a new single called ‘Only One’
Island Banks is based in Essex with family roots from St Vincent and the Grenadines Dubbed as UK Garage, Island Banks has been known to make commercial music in the genres of House /Dance/Rnb/HipHop and Pop music, with an eclectic, diverse taste in music.Tell us about your life story and music journey?“I started singing at the age of 14 but started making music at the age of 17 in a friend’s bedroom. I made a few demos and it got wind of local rap artists and eventually did features that became songs on TV channels such as channel Aka competing against songs from artists such as N dubz, Tinchy, Tinie tempah back in 2008. After a break from music I came back under the name island banks and have since made 2 singles since July 2020. One of which is a UK garage track and was praised by the UK garage master himself, Artful dodgers very own Mark Hill. In a video response to my track “only one” Mark gave constructive feedback and said that he loved the track and cannot wait to see what I come up with next. Mark is responsible for one half of the duo artful […]