If you’ve been following me here at The Playlist, you know I talk about the “friends in my head” quite often. This week’s co-curator, Tarriona “Tank” Bell, is the origin behind that story. The ...

The latest EP from Tank and The Bangas, Friend Goals, is just as vibrant and adventurous as the New Orleans band themselves. Their major-label debut, 2019’s Green Balloon, reminded us of Tarriona ...

Even if you don’t know Tarriona Ball as well as her friends do, she’ll still tell you to call her Tank. Her cannot-be-contained smile will shine through the phone, even if it’s the first time you’re ...

When we connect with Tarriona “Tank” Ball, the bewitching lead vocalist of New Orleans soul-funk collective Tanks And The Bangas, she is fresh from a live recording of the band’s forthcoming EP, ...

Led by the ebullient and expressive Tarriona “Tank” Ball, New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas captured the hearts of many a genre-bending fan after an explosive appearance (and victory) on NPR’s Tiny ...