California-bred singer-songwriter Jillian Rose Banks, aka Banks, crafts moody, alternative pop with shades of contemporary R&B. Emerging in the early 2010s with a handful of downtempo alt-R&B tracks, Banks created a signature sound that helped build a cross-genre audience. Her critically acclaimed and gold-certified debut album Goddess featured songs like Before I Ever Met You; Warm Water; and Fall Over. In 2016, Banks released her highly anticipated sophomore album, The Altar, which featured singles Fuck with Myself; Gemini Feeed; and Mind Games, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Banks returned in July 2019 with her third studio album, m, which featured her synth-heavy single Gimme. She released a short EP entitled Live and Stripped in 2020, followed by her 2022 album Serpentina, which she recorded amid the pandemic during months of isolation and is tied to themes of shedding old skin and embracing the new.