The band released their latest album Red Balloon in May. Not exactly a tribute to the previous project, Green Balloon, but more of a project they were not so discreetly forecasting for fans.

“The flavor of the day is red…” Ball said in one of the songs on the Green Balloon album.

That was one of the Easter eggs. Another was in the “Colors” intro of the album when green is stated multiple times, but so are red and purple. The group also mentions the phrase “colors change” toward the end of the album.

“We were just letting you know that it is coming,” Ball said. “We were intentional about it. We knew what we were doing.”

The red balloon symbolizes passion and alertness, among other things.

“Stopping in moments to look around you,” Ball said. “This album is honestly a surprise to all of us — how it sounds — we never knew it would sound like this. It’s beautiful to see the growth. I listen to the album like it’s not even ours.”

Allenback said he thinks the new album is the perfect project to translate to performance.

“This is our best recording of us playing together,” he said. “I think [Red Balloon] can amplify what people can expect from a live show and amplify this feedback loop that goes between recorded music and the live show because we’re closer to that feeling than ever before.”

Ball said this album is the first time all of the members were together in one room for recording. Before Red Balloon, they worked by sending tracks back and forth to each other.

“It just made it special,” she said.

Tank and The Bangas — Photo Credit: Jeremy Tauriac

Tarriona "Tank" Ball

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