News
Red Balloon Out Now via Verve Forecast
Sep 30, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have shared a new song, “Outside.” It is out now via Verve Forecast. More
Red Balloon Out Now via Verve Forecast
Jun 17, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have shared a new song, “There Goes the Neighborhood.” It is out now via Verve Forecast. More
Red Balloon Due Today via Verve Forecast
May 13, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have shared a video for their new song “Communion In My Cup,” from their new album, Red Balloon, which is out today via Verve Forecast. More
Red Balloon Due Out May 13 via Verve Forecast
Apr 20, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have shared a new single, “Oak Tree.” It is the latest release from the group’s forthcoming album Red Balloon, which will be out on May 13 via Verve Forecast. More
Red Balloon Due Out May 13 via Verve Forecast
Mar 31, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have shared a video for their new single, the Questlove collaboration “Why Try.” It is the latest release from the group’s forthcoming album Red Balloon, which will be out on May 13 via Verve Forecast. More
Plus Sharon Van Etten, Bartees Strange, Alex Izenberg, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 04, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a stellar week for new tracks and we could only narrow it down to a Top 12, with several strong honorable mentions. More
Red Balloon Due Out May 13 via Verve Forecast
Feb 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have shared videos for two new songs: “Stolen Fruit” and “Black Folk,” the latter of which features Alex Isley and Masego. They are the latest releases from the group’s forthcoming album Red Balloon, which will be out on May 13 via Verve Forecast. More
Red Balloon Due Out May 13 via Verve Forecast
Jan 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas have announced the release of their third album, Red Balloon, which will be out on May 13 via Verve Forecast. They have also shared a video for a new album single, “No ID.” More
Interviews
Jan 29, 2025
By Mariel Fechik
From the moment Tarriona “Tank” Ball opens her mouth, whether that’s on stage, radio, or a stuttering Zoom call, there is a palpable warmth that flows out of her. It’s evident from the first moment of Tank and the Bangas’ winning Tiny Desk Contest entry from 2017 (and their subsequent official Tiny Desk Concert), in the way she interacts with her bandmates and collaborators, but most of all, in the open generosity of her words. Tank Ball is a multi-hyphenate artistic talent, but above all else, she is a wordsmith. More
May 12, 2022
By Ben Jardine
On a Spring day in early April, Tarriona “Tank” Ball of the New Orleans funk-soul group, Tank and the Bangas, is driving to get some lunch. The night before, Ball was joined by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for a rendition of the National Anthem at the NCAA Men’s Basketball final between Kansas and North Carolina. “Right after the game, we went straight to the bowling alley to celebrate the birthday of one of the Bangas, Norman [Spence II],” says Ball. “And now we gotta go home and pack for California.” More
Reviews
May 17, 2022
By Mariel Fechik
“Minimalism” is not a word typically associated with New Orleans. Just the city’s name evokes color and heat, brassy music playing from every street corner. From music to food to funerals, New Orleans does it big. So it’s no surprise that when a NOLA-bred group breaks into public consciousness, they go all in. More