Banky W To Drop New Album, ‘The Bank Statements’
Nigerian R&B singer Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has revealed that his forthcoming album is ready, titled ‘The Bank Statements’.
Recalled that Banky W has not released a studio album after the release of the cult classic, ‘R&BW’ in 2013.
Speaking on his next album during a conversation on the YouTube channel of pastor and certified relationship coach Kingsley Okonkwo, he said the album shows his relevance in the music industry and that he is yet to retire from singing and he can never stop music.
“I have taken some years off. I heard somebody once said that artists never retire; they just stop when they no longer have any stories to tell.
“And I have just lived a lot of lives in the last few years that I have been quiet in the music scene. I have a lot of stories to tell, about love, relationship, about God, about country, about life.
“I have recorded what I feel life is about. It’s called ‘The Bank Statements’. If you think about your bank statement from January to December, it is kind of a snapshot of your life.
“What is important to you, what you are spending on. If you look back to your bank statement of last year, it will just give you what your life is,” Banky W said.
He also claimed that the every month of the year has a track in his new album, adding it is called the Bank Statement one because it is Banky’s statement and also conceptually, and there is a song for every month of the year.
“So there is a January and December song because you have to start and end the year with God. There is a February song, which is Valentine’s Day. So, it is a love song to my baby.
“My birthday is March, so there is a turnup kind of song for my birthday. The ninth song of the album is for our son because pregnancy takes nine months and it’s called ‘Champ Song’.
“It is a very intentional, thoughtful, creative and powerful album. It’s actually my favorite record because now I can sing about love from a place of currently experiencing it,” Banky W said.
