Tank And The Bangas - "Nice Things"
Tank and The Bangas - Nice Things - Live Performance (Vevo)
New Orleans is a crazy place, so you expect something on the wild side from the artists it nurtures.
Something that blends a far-flung mix of sounds, from hip-hop to funk to swing to poetry to pop to…the list is endless.
Tank and the Bangas takes all these elements in stride, using ‘em where they fit best, changing ‘em to suit the situation at hand.
And because the NOLA squad has a massive collective imagination, the situation at hand is often morphing. From the nursery school piano tinkle of “Oh Heart” to the whimsy of “Smoke.Netflix.Chill.,” singer Tarriona (Tank) Ball leads the crew through lots of unexpected changes.
That why, when Team Bangas won NPR Tiny Desk Contest earlier this year, Phish’s Trey Anastasio called them a “psychedelic joy rap explosion.”
Ball is one of leaders who truly captivates in just a few seconds. A vet of the N’awlins slam poetry scene, she’s honed her stage chops.
Now lots of people are falling under her spell at Tank and the Bangas shows, and they’ve joined Verve Forecast, a much-deserved major label move. Those chops are obvious in their must-see Vevo performance of “Nice Things.”
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