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Maximum Balloon

Maximum Balloon

Maximum Balloon

Solo album from TV On The Radio guitarist and producer David Sitek with contributions from David Byrne and Karen O

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Polydor
UK Release date
23/08/2010
  1. 10.0 |   Eye Weekly

    Maximum Balloon’s hip-shaking revolution is an unequivocal success
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The list of guest singers is a perfect snapshot of his well-connected self-contained world. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    By no means a perfect album, but there are some fantastic performances to be found
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A charming diversion that bodes well for Dear Science's follow-up. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Maximum Balloon really about a great producer/songwriter exhibiting his considerable talents free from the pressure and expectation of his day job
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  6. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    The nerd in the background is the real star
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  7. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    As instant gratification goes, it's pretty perfect
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  8. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    The Karen O-starring "Communion" picks up where It’s Blitz! left off, using one of her most restrained, lovely vocals (it could be the third part of a "Maps"/"Hysteric" trilogy)
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  9. 7.0 |   Spin

    Recruiting pals Karen O and David Byrne to sing over synthed-up disco-rock that's brighter and bouncier than his main band's anxious throb
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  10. 7.0 |   The Fly

    Never feels anything other than a TV On The Radio album with a few guest vocals. No bad thing, but it’s nothing earth-shaking either
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  11. 7.0 |   BBC

    This is music boffin one-upmanship, perhaps, [and] that stops Maximum Balloon being a truly great record
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  12. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Dave Sitek adds schwing to his smeared synths and swarming guitars
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  13. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    These snappy songs burst out the speakers with force and vitality
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  14. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Not your typical TVOTR tour de force. But it doesn’t aspire to be. What it simply seeks is to make your ass shake
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  15. 7.0 |   NME

    Bright, colourful, carefree and neon - quite a leap for someone whose day-job band has been describes as 'post millennial' and 'dystopic urban jams'.
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  16. 6.0 |   Q

    An album of songs that sound like leftovers from the Dear Science sessions. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    A fine, fidgety edge to a quirky dancefloor soundtrack
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