one of the last proposals i worked on while still working full time, was for tv on the radio's resident producer and guitarist, dave sitek and his new solo project: maximum balloon.
after already streaming a handful of singles (with theophilus london and little dragon), maximum balloon has unveiled their latest single featuring the perennially lovely vocals of miss karen o.
with lyrics that glorify the idea of community, "communion" stands as a nod to music's uncanny ability to unify people through mutual affections, as well as through beats and melodies.
definitely worth the listen, even if it's via the increasingly irrelevant myspace music player.
gimme the beat,
t