Rhyme Report

Last month saw the release of the first installment, The Heart, which was produced by James Poyser. Listen/share HERE. Forthcoming final chapter The Soul is in collaboration with producer and jazz musician Robert Glasper, as well as producers Brian London and Austin Brown who worked on “Who Ha” and “Is It Me You’re Calling”.

All three parts will be unveiled by August 30, with the full project and bonus tracks set for physical release October 11.

 “I want for poetry to get that much more respect and for even more young people to get into the expression of poetry,” Tank expresses. “I want it to be seen as even more cool again. Poetry has always been my first love because it loved me back, it loved me before music even. now I get to share more of that part of myself with the world, in hopes that you love it to. Everything in this world has its place, the HEART deals with matters of my heart, my relationships with men and the one with myself. The MIND lends itself to the things I think about living as a woman in this world, and the relationships I’ve gone back and forth in my mind about. And the SOUL is a form of subconscious and conscious free flowing poems about myself and the city that raised me.”

The band will be heading out on an extensive tour, including a co-headlining tour with Jamila Woods—beginning October 16—and a residency at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York—from November 7-10. Complete list of dates are below

New Orleans-based Tank and the Bangas rose to prominence in 2017 following their unanimous NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest victory. Bringing their blend of poetry, R&B, gospel, and pop to a worldwide stage, Tank and the Bangas have been praised as one of the “best live bands in America” by NPR Music. In 2019, the band released their major label debut, Green Balloon, on Verve Forecast to widespread critical praise earning the band a Best New Artist nomination at that years Grammy’s. Their latest third studio album, Red Balloon received a nomination for “Best Progressive R&B Album” at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Throughout their career, the group has performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Austin City Limits,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Today Show.” They have consistently sold-out venues both stateside and abroad, with festival appearances at Coachella, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and the Newport Jazz Festival.

Tank and the Bangas are Tarriona “Tank” Ball (lead), Norman Spencer II (Multi-
Instrumentalist) with new accompanying members, CJ Knowles Jr (Drummer), Matthew MSkillz (Bass), Rob Kellner(Keys) and Etienne Stoufflet (Saxophone).

1. A Poem Is feat. Jill Scott*

2. They Don’t See/Whole Foods feat. aja monet†

3. Enjoy The Ride*

4. Open To Thyself*

5. Starting Over†

6. Ghetto Earth*

7. Remember‡

8. Who Ha‡

9. Little Things feat. Yaya Bey†

10. In Way Over Your Head‡

11. New Orleans‡