2004Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
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TV on the Radio
One of most innovative bands of the 2000s, this Brooklyn-based quintet blends a slew of disparate elements —electronics, indie guitar rock, free jazz, funk, soul and a cappella doo-wop vocals —into a vibrant and arty sound that recalls Funkadelic, the Beach Boys, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Otis Redding and even Aphex Twin. It isn’t exactly pop music, but TV on the Radio earned loads of praise from critics and fans alike with its major-label debut, Return to Cookie Mountain in 2006, and its 2008 follow-up Dear Science.
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Selected Discography
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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
January 01, 2004
star ratingTV on the Radio's elliptical spirit can at times get squashed by their gargantuan pretensions, and their 2004 debut is definitely a little too taken with itself. Atonal feedback and off-kilter grooves form a backdrop for acrimonious lyrics.
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2006Return to Cookie Mountain
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2008Dear Science
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