Balloon were an early 1990s music duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard.
[2] Critic Eve Zibart of The Washington Post described the band's music as "a peculiarly soothing mix of Feargal Sharkey, Storyville, white soul, mild social unrest punk and Leonard Cohen.
"[3] Jae-Ha Kim of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Balloon's music is atmospheric and winsome, with acoustic guitars caressing velvety voices.
Produced by Michael Brook, the record featured contributions from Sarah McLachlan (on the track "Tightrope Walker")[1] and James Pinker.
[5] Balloon supported Bill Hicks on his final UK tour, including performing at the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec 1st 1992.