Maximum Balloon: Maximum Balloon | CD review

(Polydor)Crucially, Maximum Balloon – the latest project from producer Dave Sitek – was recorded in the sun-drenched environs of LA rather than the dingy, windowless New York studio where Sitek produced albums by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars and his own band, TV On the Radio. So while this is definitely a Sitek album – the dense, multi-layered aural trademarks are still in place – it feels airier and less fraught; it's pop music, but with a slightly woozy edge. It's also not a typical solo alb...

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