Los Angeles, California is a place where most dare not go and the rest only dream about. For Blake Banks, LA is home and the focus of his latest single “Bad Habits”. Shedding light on one of the worlds darkest cities and provoking your inner most wildest desires with his thrilling lyrics, it is hard not to relate it to your own local streets. Backed by a bluesy guitar riff with boom bap style drums, that he produced with the Ambulance Factory, Blake effortlessly laces the track with flows and melodies that instantly transport you right to the cold concrete jungle.

Where your mind dare not go Blake takes you there on a visual quest that invokes Murphy’s Law. Utilizing the symbolic City of Angels and its boulevard of broken dreams as the backdrop to help express his lyrical message : “All these bad habits so good for me. You know money don’t grow, it don’t grow on trees, and a rich man told me ain’t shit for free, and a poor mans’ dreams just try’na make it home tonight…” Reminding you that even the richest man may be unhappy if he is living an unfulfilled life so trust your gut because the best route to take in life is the one that your heart mapped out. He brings back the help of his director ikilledKiki and editor Liam Walsh, his team who Blake has used on the majority of his videos from his previous album Risky Business. This time around the team enlisted the help of DP: Brian Torres and AC/AD: William Andeade to bring this cinematic vision to reality. You can watch this suspenseful new music video now on YouTube by clicking the link above.

This single and music video is very important to independent singer songwriter Blake Banks. It the first release from his new project which he was very eager to release after touring his previous album all across the nation. Blake says, “ I feel an overwhelming pressure to feed the streets and start a new chapter of my journey as an artist”. Banks relocated to Los Angels more than 7 years ago pursuing his career in music. Coming from a small town in the Midwest and collaborating with Top 40 artists like Post Malone and touring with hip hop legends like The Pharcyde and outlaw country chart toppers like Moonshine Bandits is a big deal for his fans and long time followers who have been there over the years. It is rumored that Blake already has his next album completed and will continue to release new music all 2023. Keep an eye on the touring dates to see Blake Banks live in a city near you.