Queen Balloon - Bad Bubble (Dream Pop) Bad Bubble soothes with their latest single, the dreamy ballad “Queen Balloon.” It’s a provocative number, just as Bad Bubble intends, as they have a fierce devotion to using actual instruments and mixing on an old school mixing board, with no interest in creating repetitive, empty modern day concoctions. Backed by crisp drums and a hypnotic and dizzying piano line, Bad Bubble uses a tight delay-like distortion to bring a unique quality to his voice that creates an almost robotic feel. That’s not to say that the vocals aren’t strong—the effect doesn’t take away from the fact that Bad Bubble is singing his heart out. It’s a number with a lot of drive, stepping up from lilting ballad to anthem when the electric guitar kicks in to turn things up a notch. All in all, though, the track is as unique as it is fulfilling—listening to it gives the feeling of being electrically charged.