Jan
24
10.40am

BANKS ARCADE // Drop New Track ‘Smile’


New Zealand born/Melbourne based band Banks Arcade have dropped their punchy new tune, Smile.

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It’s accompanied by a technicoloured lyric video. Frontman Joshua O’Donnell went on to explain the inspiration behind the track: “The future feels uncertain for a lot of people at the moment. We feel lost and unsure of where we’re headed, and it can lead to a lot of masochism and unhealthy escapism. Smile comments on this pleasure-seeking mentality and a culture that is obsessed with self-gratification,” he says.



“Most of us recognise we are living in a broken, unsustainable state, but we refuse to acknowledge it. We’ve all become the devil on each other’s shoulders, and the cycle of negative affirmations and encouragement is leading us to a dark place. Everyone is in pain, but we’re so concerned about saving face … hear the lyric ‘Keep that smile cause it won’t get better’.”

Banks Arcade’s unique sound, which blends hard rock, electro and metalcore, caught the attention of UNFD, who signed them late last year. Now, they plan to release their debut album under their new label home.

Smile is available to stream now.

You can also catch the band live in the coming months on their support slot on the Windwaker tour and their appearances at Uncaged and UNIFY.





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