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TV on the Radio
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Brooklyn, New York, USA (2001 – present)
TV on the Radio is a Brooklyn, New York, USA-based band that was formed in 2001. Their music is difficult to classify and is often described as art rock or post-punk, but is educated by a diverse spectrum of styles including freeform jazz and a cappella music, psychedelia and trip-hop, modern soul and classic ’90s indie rock, giving them a unique and original sound. The core members are Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops) and Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, loops), but the band is accompanied by additional members when performing live. On record, they’ve been joined by Jaleel Bunton (drums) and Gerard Smith (bass) (both of whom have recently become permanent members), Martin Perna (flute, saxophones) and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (guitar). Celebration’s Katrina Ford and Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino have both made vocal contributions to various TVotR tracks and even art rock legend David Bowie (an early advocate and advisor of the band) has a vocal cameo on 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain.
Their first album was the self-released OK Calculator (the title being a reference to Radiohead’s seminal album OK Computer), the majority of which is wildly different from their later sound, with elements of electro, hip-hop and turntablism. Later they were joined by Kyp Malone and released Young Liars (EP) and Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (LP) to great critical acclaim, the latter earning them a Shortlist Music Prize.
Their first album was the self-released OK Calculator (the title being a reference to Radiohead’s seminal album OK Computer), the majority of which is wildly different from their later sound, with elements of electro, hip-hop and turntablism. Later they were joined by Kyp Malone and released Young Liars (EP) and Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (LP) to great critical acclaim, the latter earning them a Shortlist Music Prize.
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Return to Cookie Mountain
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Dear Science
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
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Grommo wrote:
They're genius haha, gotta love the rhasta style too. If it weren't for Alternative Times I'd never discovered them, phew!
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miss_cilla wrote:
greatest fuckin band i ever did hear
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bobo9390 wrote:
I hated on these guys for a long time simply because Pitchfork obsessed over them. Well, I'm currently listening to Dear Science, and I have to apologize for that hate. This is a damn good album so far.
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Veasna wrote:
OK Calculator is pretty genius, by the way.
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chalkwalker wrote:
That guy has fifty pounds of hair, oh dear god.
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McBeastie wrote:
Tunde looks like Black Thought o_o Lol
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pilchardz wrote:
dear science is the funkiest shit to come out in 2008
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Mad_Dingo704 wrote:
Anyone check out Rain Machine yet? pretty good stuff.
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Knifymoloko wrote:
On a TVOTR binge atm. I just love blasting I Was a Lover in the car.
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lucastize wrote:
50 cent
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fever388 wrote:
They are beyond awesome! High five, anyone?
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Veasna wrote:
That is not safe. You should probably stop listening, seizure's are dangerous.
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sleeping_panda wrote:
I remember when they opened for Franz Ferdinand I had a seizure because they were so good.
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Veasna wrote:
Quite.
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koula10 wrote:
'TheYardstick' you are excessive
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tyrreee wrote:
and god, i like it!
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TheYardstick wrote:
Best band of the decade.
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bunnykisses wrote:
looooove em
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Chadipoo wrote:
if I ever meet kyp malone I need to hug his beard.
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karakka wrote:
/me is shocked! Playhouses not in the Top15? How can that be?
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