Just today I heard of Maximum Balloon, TV On The Radio’s David Sitek’s side project. Since last month he has released a couple of singles under Maximum Balloon, with the debut album due for August 24th under Interscope records.
“If You Return” features Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano. The track has toxic, funky electronic buzz with overlapping bleeps and a hard to resist synth bass. This is a type of song I would imagine robots would love to dance to. Or even humans. Yukimi’s mysterious, eccentric vocals graces the vivid electronic sound from Sitek.
The debut album will also feature other artists like Karen O, David Byrne, and Theophilus London. Will Sitek’s solo debut be stronger and more successful than Kyp Malone’s Rain Machine, who is his TVOTR bandmate? Only time will tell.
Check out the splendid video clip of this song below. It’s either a sneak peek at the music video or a promo for the album. The danseur glides across the rooftop so elegant and light, it’s beautiful.
