Balloon? Yeah, I remember them. What was it the man wrote? 'God, I love this band' and then proceeded to unwind simplicity's power by explaining why. A right hand, shorn at the wrist, dangling from the handle of the passenger door. Red lights shot. Googlies at the goolies then a short one dug in to rip your head clean off. Sling yer hook, captain. The beatniks beat it. You should see the videos from New Orleans. Cabin fever. Doors to automatic. I'm thinking of making 'em into a movie. Those boys should have been stars. Raging protest and side-splitting gags with the musical Morecambe and Wise. I also got a big brown box of Balloon t-shirts left over from the Bill Hicks tour. Apologies to the couple in Stoke-on-Trent who bought 'em by mistake. One LP, two singles, the odd track on an odd compilation, a few misses that shoulda been hits, songs that no one bought but most that did cherished, then silence. Now this. What moves you? Plan B? Kill City? Gorecki's third? Here's a secret, some stuff I been meaning to play you. New Balloon tunes. Found 'em in a skip. Ten songs. A few lightweight celebs on board, determinedly B-list sure, but what the hell. The songs slay me. They'll kill you too. I'm shifting my recommendation from hold to buy.
Back and to the left is a new album from Balloon. It contains ten new tracks and includes contributions from Black Box Recorder and Grand Drive. It was recorded in London by Phil Vinall. It arrives 13 years after the group released its debut Gravity on BMG/RCA. That album opened with a song called Why Did It Take So Long? and closed with Farewell. Spooky, eh?
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This special edition is called ... The Archaeology of an Abandoned Soul Single. It takes you on an expedition that will take in the young mod’s forgotten story of the 6Ts Rhythm & Soul Society, The Users and The Visitors, Munich disco and Tamla tapes, the return of the Wild Swans and Laurel Aitken’s protest, Robert Lloyd’s verse and The Aller Vaerste! And much, much more.
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OK, now you're just taunting me. You put "Bring Me to You" up on your myspace page, but the track isn't actually available for listening. ARGHHH! I've been listening to just the first verse of this song for too long. However, the other new tracks you've put up are brilliant. I'm desperate to hear the new album!
A while back there were fragments from various songs on a different balloon site, one of which was "Bring Me to You". I've still got this 1/3 of a song in my iTunes, and listen to it often. Anyway, just thrilled to see Balloon resurface and desperate to get this new album!
hi buddy, so sorry I missed you in London.. I ended up having to fly to Wales in the afternoon for a shoot.. and do the Welshies have any reception..!! xMISS YOU CHUM
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