On September 3, 2009, Tunde Adebimpe announced that TV on the Radio would be taking a year-long hiatus. Guitarist Kyp Malone's solo album, under the name Rain Machine, was released on September 22, 2009 on ANTI-. A solo album by Dave Sitek, "Maximum Balloon", was released August 24, 2010 on Interscope, featuring a variety of guest vocals by many of his musician friends such as Karen O, David Byrne, and both of his TV on the Radio vocalist bandmates, and numerous others. In addition, Sitek produced Holly Miranda's album "The Magician's Private Library", which also featured fellow TV on the Radio members Jaleel Bunton and Kyp Malone.