Red Balloon

Tank and the Bangas' debut for Verve Forecast channels New Orleans' spoken-word tradition through contemporary R&B and hip-hop production. The group’s chameleonic frontwoman Tarriona “Tank” Ball delivers rapid-fire poetry over lush, genre-fluid arrangements that shift between neo-soul grooves, trap-inflected beats, and ambient interludes. Red Balloon captures the collective’s live energy while expanding their sonic palette beyond their breakthrough NPR Tiny Desk performance.