Balloons are a middle-of-the-road indie rock band. They have a strong focus on instrumentation, their songs often having extended instrumental passages with lots of dips and twists. Much like Burger Nuds or Yogurt Pooh, their detailed approach is accentuated with their clean guitar sound and extremely tight grooves. The guitars and drums often walk hand-in-hand, which propels the punchy rhythms even further. A bit progressive indie rock, a bit grunge, a bit art rock, they really mix things up in a very interesting way.
Formed in 1996 by brothers Daisuke and Kyohsuke Fujimoto, the band has had its share of ups and downs and line-up changes. Nevertheless, they've toured in the US several times, forming many strong alliances with foreign bands. They seem to be the very definition of a hard working band, putting in the hours grinding away both on tour and in the studio. Hopefully they will continue to find the support they deserve and keep touring overseas.
Brevity of Anxiety (Live on April 16th, 2006)
Official Site
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Members
Daisuke Fujimoto: Drums
Kyohsuke Fujimoto: Vocals, Guitars
Takeshi Shiokawa: Guitars,
Jun Endo: Bass
Releases:
Last Front EP (2002)
9:40am (2003)
451 deg F (2007)
Time Has Been Being Stuck On The Line
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