Daniel Caesar performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 30, 2018. Morgan Noelle Smith/NPR hide caption
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Tank and the Bangas
From left: Norman Spence, Tarriona "Tank" Ball, Albert Allenback and Joshua Johnson are the New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas. Their new track for Morning Edition's Song Project was inspired by a collective feeling of restlessness in the COVID-19 era. Jamelle Tate/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tank And The Bangas perform a Tiny Desk concert on Mar. 6, 2017. (Niki Walker/NPR) Niki Walker/NPR hide caption
Pixies' members perform a Tiny Desk concert on Jan. 27, 2014. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
A still from the music video for "I'm So Happy I Cry" YouTube hide caption
Tank and the Bangas Gus Bennett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tarriona "Tank" Ball plays a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. NPR/NPR hide caption
Cimafunk, Tank and The Bangas and The Soul Rebels performing in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Quinn Christopherson performs a Tiny Desk Contest on May 28, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR). Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Cuban singer Cimafunk performs with Tank and the Bangas (winners of NPR's 2017 Tiny Desk Contest), The Soul Rebels and the Queen of the Guardians of the Flame during a concert at La Tropical in Havana. Eliana Aponte for NPR hide caption
Tank and the Bangas perform with Cuban singer Cimafunk, the Soul Rebels and The Queen of the Guardians in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Tank And The Cubans: A Week In Havana
Tank and the Bangas perform with Cuban singer Cimafunk, the Soul Rebels and The Queen of the Guardians in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Tank And The Cubans: A Week In Havana
Clockwise from upper left: Burna Boy, Big Thief, Lizzo, Tyler, The Creator, Billie Eilish, Better Oblivion Community Center Courtesy of the artists hide caption
ASC Year in Review 2019
Lizzo and Lil Nas X, both nominees for best new artist at the 2020 Grammys, during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on August 26, 2019. Kevin Mazur/WireImage hide caption
Tank and the Bangas in "Forgetfulness." YouTube hide caption
Tank and the Bangas inside the World Cafe Performance Studio Makena Duffy/WXPN hide caption
Tank & The Bangas On World Cafe
Tank and the Bangas' Green Balloon comes out May 3. Alex Marks/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Top row, left to right: Cover art for Jesca Hoop's Stonechild, Sevdaliza, Chris Staples; Bottom row, left to right: Tank and the Bangas, Vera Sola Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Tank and The Bangas are set to release their major-label debut on May 3. Alex Marks/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A still from Tank and the Bangas' video for "Spaceships." YouTube hide caption
Josh Ritter (top, credit: Laura WIlson), Blind Boys Of Alabama (bottom, credit:Jim Harrington) and Sunday's webcast schedule. Courtesy of the artist hide caption