Serpentina (album)

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Serpentina
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 2022
Studio
Genre
Length41:26
Label AWAL
Producer
Banks chronology
III
(2019)
Serpentina
(2022)
Off with Her Head
(2025)
Singles from Serpentina
  1. "The Devil"
    Released: June 16, 2021
  2. "Skinnydipped"
    Released: August 25, 2021
  3. "Holding Back"
    Released: February 25, 2022
  4. "I Still Love You"
    Released: March 21, 2022
  5. "Meteorite"
    Released: April 4, 2022
  6. "Deadend"
    Released: April 6, 2022

Serpentina is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Banks, released on April 8, 2022, by AWAL. The album was preceded by the singles "The Devil", "Skinnydipped", "Holding Back", "I Still Love You", "Meteorite" and "Deadend".

Contents

Singles

Banks released the lead single "The Devil" on July 25, 2021, along with the music video the same day. This marked her first release as an independent artist after parting ways with Harvest Records. [5]

"Skinnydipped" was released as the second single on August 25, 2021, along with a music video the same day, and a lyric video on September 7. [6]

Banks performed "Holding Back" for the first time on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on February 24, 2022. The song was released as the album's third single the next day on February 25. The release came with the announcement of her fourth studio album, Serpentina, as well as the pre-order and tracklist the same day. [7]

"I Still Love You" was released as the album's fourth single on March 21, 2022, as well as the music video. [8] The same day, Banks announced standalone performance dates in May 2022, set to open up on May 25, 2022, in San Diego, then in Santa Ana on May 27, and finally Napa Valley on May 28. [9]

"Meteorite" was released as the fifth single on April 4, 2022. Banks later announced she was embarking on The Serpentina Tour, with a set opening date in Austin on July 11, 2022.

"Deadend" was released as the sixth single on April 6, 2022.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Clash 8/10 [3]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Line of Best Fit 6/10 [4]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Serpentina received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 70 based on eight reviews. [10]

Track listing

Serpentina track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Misunderstood"
1:41
2."Meteorite"
4:17
3."Fuck Love"
  • Banks
  • Tadjiky
  • Bansi Sohodeb
  • Banks
  • Shlohmo
  • Tālā
  • StikMatik
2:49
4."Deadend"
  • Banks
  • Ben Darwish
  • Laufer
  • Banks
  • Darwish
  • Shlohmo
3:55
5."Holding Back"
3:52
6."The Devil"
2:47
7."Skinnydipped"
  • Banks
  • Darwish
  • Laufer
  • Banks
  • Shlohmo
2:55
8."Burn"
  • Banks
  • Alex Gruz
  • Tadjiky
  • Laufer
  • Banks
  • Shlohmo
  • Tālā
  • Gruz
3:25
9."Birds by the Sea"
  • Banks
  • Darwish
  • Banks
  • Darwish
3:00
10."Spirit" (featuring Samoht)
  • Banks
  • Moulden
  • Tadjiky
  • Dubock
  • Thomas Parker
  • Tālā
  • Beat Butcha
2:29
11."Anything 4 U"
  • Banks
  • Tadjiky
  • Banks
  • Shlohmo
  • Tālā
3:06
12."Unleavable"
  • Banks
  • Kleinman
  • Lido
  • Shlohmo
4:15
13."I Still Love You"
  • Banks
  • Laufer
  • Higginbottom
  • Banks
  • Shlohmo
  • Higginbottom
2:55
Total length:41:26

Charts

Chart performance for Serpentina
Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Official Record Store Chart (OCC) [15] 17
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [16] 39
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17] 26
UK Physical Albums (OCC) [18] 91
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) [19] 31
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [20] 80

Release history

Release dates and formats for Serpentina
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousApril 8, 2022 AWAL [21]
July 8, 2022 LP Her Name Is Banks [22]

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