Volume 1 by BNQT
Like every successful collaboration, BNQT’s Volume 1 – a title that echoes supergroup forebears the Traveling Wilburys – is much more than the sum of its parts.
BNQT (we’re supposed to say “Banquet”) is the result of what happened when Eric Pulido of Midlake brought together Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healy of Travis and Jason Lytle of Grandaddy.
Backed by Pulido’s Midlake bandmates, egos are set aside for the greater good. All provide great tunes – they write and sing two each – and they entertain rather than indulge in introspection.
The prevailing style is melodic 70s soft rock, with 10cc, the Electric Light Orchestra and Crosby, Stills & Nash among the reference points.
Tracklist
| 1. | Restart | 4:26 |
| 2. | Unlikely Force | 4:07 |
| 3. | 100 Million Miles | 5:33 |
| 4. | Mind of a Man | 3:55 |
| 5. | Hey Banana | 3:51 |
| 6. | Real Love | 3:25 |
| 7. | Failing At Feeling | 4:29 |
| 8. | L.A. On My Mind | 3:42 |
| 9. | Tara [Explicit] | 4:12 |
| 10. | Fighting The World | 4:59 |
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Band made up of members of well-established British and American indie rock groups Band of Horses, Franz Ferdinand, Travis, Midlake, and Grandaddy. It features all of those bands' lead singers: Ben Bridwell, Alex Kapranos, Fran Healy, Eric Pulido (who approached the others), and Jason Lytle, respectively.