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{{Infobox_musical artist
| Name = TV on the Radio
| Img = Tv on the radio 2008 treasure island music festival.jpg
| Img_capt = TV on the Radio Performing at the 2008 [[Treasure Island Festival]]
| Img_size =
| Alias = TVOTR
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]
| Genre = [[Experimental rock]]<br/>[[Indie rock]]<br>[[Post-punk revival]]<br/>[[Alternative rock]]<br/>[[Shoegaze]]
| Years_active = 2001 - Present
| Label = [[Touch and Go Records]]<br/>[[4AD]]<br/>[[Interscope]]
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.tvontheradio.com/ Official Site]
| Current_members = [[Tunde Adebimpe]]<br/>Kyp Malone<br/>[[David Andrew Sitek]]<br/>[[Jaleel Bunton]]<br/>[[Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith]]<br/><br/>[[Katrina Ford]] (collaborator)<br/>[[Robert A.A. Lowe]] (collaborator)<br/>[[Martin Perna]] (collaborator)<br/>[[Nick Zinner]] (collaborator)<br/>[[Nick Movshon]] (live only)<br/>[[Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra]] (live only)
| Past_members =
}}

'''TV on the Radio''' (often abbreviated to TVotR) is an American [[experimental rock]] band formed in 2001 in [[New York City]]. The band's music spans genres as diverse as [[post-punk]], [[free jazz]], [[a cappella]], [[doo-wop]], [[soul (music)|soul]], [[shoegaze]] and [[electro (music)|electro]]. The group has released several [[Extended play|EPs]] including their debut ''[[Young Liars]]'' (2003), and three acclaimed albums: ''[[Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes]]'' (2004), ''[[Return to Cookie Mountain]]'' (2006), which received wider notice and appeared near the top of several end-of-year lists, and ''[[Dear Science]]'' (2008).

TV on the Radio is composed of [[Tunde Adebimpe]] (vocals/loops), [[David Andrew Sitek]] (guitars/keyboards/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitars/loops) along with [[Jaleel Bunton]] (drums) and [[Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith]] (bass/keyboards). Other contributors include [[Katrina Ford]] of [[Celebration (band)|Celebration]] (vocals), [[Kazu Makino]] of [[Blonde Redhead]] (vocals), [[Martin Perna]] of [[Antibalas]] (saxophones, flute), [[David Bowie]] (vocals) and [[Nick Zinner]] of [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] (guitar).

==History==

The first release from TV on the Radio (initially just founding members Adebimpe and Sitek) was the self-released ''[[OK Calculator]]'' (the title being a reference to [[Radiohead]]'s album ''[[OK Computer]]''), the majority of which is wildly different from their later sound, with elements of [[electronica]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[turntablism]]. They were later joined by Kyp Malone, and released the ''[[Young Liars]]'' [[extended play|EP]] in 2003 to critical acclaim. This was followed by the full-length debut, ''[[Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes]]'' which earned the band the 2004 [[Shortlist Music Prize]]. They released a second EP, ''[[New Health Rock]]'', later that year.

Their second album, ''[[Return to Cookie Mountain]]'', leaked in early 2006 and garnered pre-release praise from such outlets as [[Pitchfork Media]]<ref>Dahlen, Chris. "[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37203-return-to-cookie-mountain Return to Cookie Mountain]". Pitchfork Media, July 5, 2007. Retrieved on June 24, 2007.</ref> before its official release in July overseas. U.S. and Canadian release was in September on [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]. The album received critical acclaim after its release from many sources, including [[Spin Magazine]] which named ''Return to Cookie Mountain'' its Album of the Year for 2006.<ref>"[http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2006/12/0601_40best The 40 Best Albums of 2006]". ''Spin'', December 14, 2006. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.</ref> The album features guest appearances from [[Celebration (band)|Celebration]], [[Dragons of Zynth]], [[Martin Perna]] and [[Stuart Bogie]] of [[Antibalas]], [[Blonde Redhead]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]' Nick Zinner, and [[David Bowie]].

Founding member David Andrew Sitek has produced records for the likes of the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[Celebration (band)|Celebration]], [[Liars (band)|Liars]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]]. After founding his own studio (named StayGold), Sitek co-produced the first LP for Dragons of Zynth, and worked with them on a collaboration with [[Massive Attack]] for their upcoming ''[[Weather Underground (album)|Weather Underground]]'' album. He has also recently mixed the debut album by [[The Longcut]].

Tunde Adebimpe has also worked with the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], producing and animating their "Pin" video.<ref>Ashare, Matt. "[http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid20051.aspx Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio]". ''The Phoenix '', August 11, 2006. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.</ref>

The band's newest album, ''[[Dear Science]]'', was released September 23, 2008 on Interscope. The album was made available for streaming on their myspace page and subsequently leaked onto the internet on September 6, 2008.

On September 22, 2008, they performed "Dancing Choose" off the new album, ''Dear Science'', on the Late Show with David Letterman, which wasn't actually aired on television until September 26, 2008. They also recently appeared on Later...with Jools Holland on September 30, 2008, performing both "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose".

Their song "Wolf Like Me" was featured in the 2008 film [[Never Back Down]], in the 2008 snowboard movie Optimistic?, in an episode of Dennis Leary's Rescue Me TV show<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/23483/
|title = TV On The Radio's Dear Science: Album of the Year?
|publisher = [[SuicideGirls.com]]
|date = 30 December 2008
|accessdate = 2008-12-30
}}.
</ref>, and in the video game [[Need For Speed: Pro Street]].

On November 7th, 2008, they played on [[The Tonight Show]] with Jay Leno.

Their 2008 album ''Dear Science'' has been named ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' , ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine's and SuicideGirls.com's<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/23483/
|title = TV On The Radio's Dear Science: Album of the Year?
|publisher = [[SuicideGirls.com]]
|date = 30 December 2008
|accessdate = 2008-12-30
}}.
</ref> album of the year.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Label
!Charts
|-
|''[[OK Calculator]]''
|Self-Released demo
|
|-
|''[[Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes]]''
|[[Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go]]
|
|-
|''[[Return to Cookie Mountain]]''
|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]] / [[4AD]]
|US #41<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=515772&model.vnuAlbumId=782504 Billboard.com - Artist Album Chart History]</ref>, AUS #50

|-
|''[[Dear Science]]''
|Interscope / 4AD
|US #12, UK #33, AUS #26, CAN #26
|}

===EPs===
{| class="wikitable"
!Release date
!Title
!Label
|-
|July 8, 2003
|''[[Young Liars]]''
|Touch and Go
|-
|June 25, 2004
|"Staring at the Sun"
|4AD
|-
|2007 - iTunes
|''Live Sessions''
|Touch and Go
|-
|March 27, 2007
|''[[Live at Amoeba Music]]''
|Interscope
|-
|}

===Singles===
* "[[Staring at the Sun (TV on the Radio song)|Staring at the Sun]]" [CD & 7"] (2004), [[4AD]]
* "[[New Health Rock]]" [CD & 7"] (2004), [[Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go]]
* "Dry Drunk Emperor" (2005) (Free Download)
* "[[Wolf Like Me]]" [CD & 7"] (2006), [[4AD]], #37 [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks]]) <ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=515772&model.vnuAlbumId=782504 Billboard.com - Artist Singles Chart History - TV on the Radio<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* "Province" [7"] (2007), [[4AD]]
* "Golden Age" (2008)
* "Dancing Choose" (2008)

===Other===
Warm & Scratchy (compilation album put together by [[Adult Swim]]) "Me - I"

[[The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered]] (covers album) "Walking The Cow"

===Remixes===
* Beck "Dark Star (TV on the Radio Remix)" (2007), [[Interscope Records]]
* Bumblebeez 81 "Pony Ride (TV on the Radio Remix)"
* Fischerspooner "Never Win (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2005), [[FS Studios]]
* The Knife "Marble House (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2007), [[Brille Records]]
* Nine Inch Nails "Survivalism (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2007), [[Interscope Records]]
* Lee "Scratch" Perry "Fire In Babylon (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2006), [[Narnack Records]]

===Videography===
*Staring at the Sun (March 2004, directed by Elliot Jokelson)
*Dreams (May 2004, directed by Elliot Jokelson & UVPhactory)
*Wolf Like Me (August 2006, directed by Lee Lennox)
*Wolf Like Me (September 2006, directed by Jon Watts)
*Province (January 2007, directed by Jeff Scheven)
*Me-I (May 2007, directed by [[Daniel Garcia director|Daniel Garcia]] & Mixtape Club=Chris Smith, Jesse Casey & Michelle Higa, semi-official as it was done to promote a [[compilation album]] put together by [[Adult Swim]] called "[[Warm & Scratchy]]")
*Golden Age (September 2008, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos)
*Dancing Choose (September 2008) Directed by Brian and Brad Palmer (Surround)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tvontheradio.com Official Website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/tvotr TV on the Radio] at [[MySpace]]
*[http://www.tvontheradio.co.uk Unofficial Forum]
* Early live videos: [http://punkcast.com/335/ PUNKCAST#335] | [http://punkcast.com/383/ PUNKCAST#383] | [http://punkcast.com/414/ PUNKCAST#414] ([[RealPlayer]])
*[http://www.meshsf.com/blog3/2006/11/16/an-interview-with-tv-on-the-radios-kyp-malone/ Mesh Interview with Kyp Malone (2006)]
*[http://massappealmag.com/article.php?id=179 Mass Appeal Interview (2006)]
*[http://www.prefixmag.com/features/T/tv-on-the-radio/465 Prefix Interview with Dave Sitek (2006)]
*[http://www.interscope.com/artist/default.aspx/aid/493/ Interscope Records Profile]
*[http://www.roxwel.com/player/tvontheradiowolflikemeartistcommentary.html?artist=TV+on+the+Radio&shash=2cba1b9602fd23b36971a24bba947552 TV on the Radio Artist Commentary] - Tunde minutely describes the ''Wolf like Me'' video (2006) ([[Adobe Flash|Flash]])
*[http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/videos/tv-on-the-radio.html Amoeba Music Instore Performance/Interview] Live In store @ Amoeba Music in Hollywood September 22, 2006
*[http://www.indieboards.com/tvontheradio TV on the Radio Forum]
*[http://www.webcutsmusic.com/news116.html Interview (November 2008)] at Webcuts
*[http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/11/06/tv-on-the-radio-our-own-personal-apocalypse/ Nov 2008 Interview] with [[L.A. Record]]
*[http://suicidegirls.com/news/music/23483/ Dear Science named "album of the year" by the SG Newswire]

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Revision as of 21:13, 31 December 2008

TV on the Radio

TV on the Radio (often abbreviated to TVotR) is an American experimental rock band formed in 2001 in New York City. The band's music spans genres as diverse as post-punk, free jazz, a cappella, doo-wop, soul, shoegaze and electro. The group has released several EPs including their debut Young Liars (2003), and three acclaimed albums: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (2004), Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), which received wider notice and appeared near the top of several end-of-year lists, and Dear Science (2008).

TV on the Radio is composed of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals/loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars/keyboards/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitars/loops) along with Jaleel Bunton (drums) and Gerard Smith (bass/keyboards). Other contributors include Katrina Ford of Celebration (vocals), Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead (vocals), Martin Perna of Antibalas (saxophones, flute), David Bowie (vocals) and Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs (guitar).

History

The first release from TV on the Radio (initially just founding members Adebimpe and Sitek) was the self-released OK Calculator (the title being a reference to Radiohead's album OK Computer), the majority of which is wildly different from their later sound, with elements of electronica, hip hop and turntablism. They were later joined by Kyp Malone, and released the Young Liars EP in 2003 to critical acclaim. This was followed by the full-length debut, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes which earned the band the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize. They released a second EP, New Health Rock, later that year.

Their second album, Return to Cookie Mountain, leaked in early 2006 and garnered pre-release praise from such outlets as Pitchfork Media[1] before its official release in July overseas. U.S. and Canadian release was in September on Interscope. The album received critical acclaim after its release from many sources, including Spin Magazine which named Return to Cookie Mountain its Album of the Year for 2006.[2] The album features guest appearances from Celebration, Dragons of Zynth, Martin Perna and Stuart Bogie of Antibalas, Blonde Redhead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, and David Bowie.

Founding member David Andrew Sitek has produced records for the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Celebration, Liars and Scarlett Johansson. After founding his own studio (named StayGold), Sitek co-produced the first LP for Dragons of Zynth, and worked with them on a collaboration with Massive Attack for their upcoming Weather Underground album. He has also recently mixed the debut album by The Longcut.

Tunde Adebimpe has also worked with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, producing and animating their "Pin" video.[3]

The band's newest album, Dear Science, was released September 23, 2008 on Interscope. The album was made available for streaming on their myspace page and subsequently leaked onto the internet on September 6, 2008.

On September 22, 2008, they performed "Dancing Choose" off the new album, Dear Science, on the Late Show with David Letterman, which wasn't actually aired on television until September 26, 2008. They also recently appeared on Later...with Jools Holland on September 30, 2008, performing both "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose".

Their song "Wolf Like Me" was featured in the 2008 film Never Back Down, in the 2008 snowboard movie Optimistic?, in an episode of Dennis Leary's Rescue Me TV show[4], and in the video game Need For Speed: Pro Street.

On November 7th, 2008, they played on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Their 2008 album Dear Science has been named Rolling Stone , Spin magazine's and SuicideGirls.com's[5] album of the year.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Label Charts
OK Calculator Self-Released demo
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes Touch and Go
Return to Cookie Mountain Interscope / 4AD US #41[6], AUS #50
Dear Science Interscope / 4AD US #12, UK #33, AUS #26, CAN #26

EPs

Release date Title Label
July 8, 2003 Young Liars Touch and Go
June 25, 2004 "Staring at the Sun" 4AD
2007 - iTunes Live Sessions Touch and Go
March 27, 2007 Live at Amoeba Music Interscope

Singles

Other

Warm & Scratchy (compilation album put together by Adult Swim) "Me - I"

The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (covers album) "Walking The Cow"

Remixes

  • Beck "Dark Star (TV on the Radio Remix)" (2007), Interscope Records
  • Bumblebeez 81 "Pony Ride (TV on the Radio Remix)"
  • Fischerspooner "Never Win (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2005), FS Studios
  • The Knife "Marble House (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2007), Brille Records
  • Nine Inch Nails "Survivalism (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2007), Interscope Records
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry "Fire In Babylon (Dave Sitek Remix)" (2006), Narnack Records

Videography

  • Staring at the Sun (March 2004, directed by Elliot Jokelson)
  • Dreams (May 2004, directed by Elliot Jokelson & UVPhactory)
  • Wolf Like Me (August 2006, directed by Lee Lennox)
  • Wolf Like Me (September 2006, directed by Jon Watts)
  • Province (January 2007, directed by Jeff Scheven)
  • Me-I (May 2007, directed by Daniel Garcia & Mixtape Club=Chris Smith, Jesse Casey & Michelle Higa, semi-official as it was done to promote a compilation album put together by Adult Swim called "Warm & Scratchy")
  • Golden Age (September 2008, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos)
  • Dancing Choose (September 2008) Directed by Brian and Brad Palmer (Surround)

References

  1. ^ Dahlen, Chris. "Return to Cookie Mountain". Pitchfork Media, July 5, 2007. Retrieved on June 24, 2007.
  2. ^ "The 40 Best Albums of 2006". Spin, December 14, 2006. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.
  3. ^ Ashare, Matt. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio". The Phoenix , August 11, 2006. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.
  4. ^ "TV On The Radio's Dear Science: Album of the Year?". SuicideGirls.com. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-30..
  5. ^ "TV On The Radio's Dear Science: Album of the Year?". SuicideGirls.com. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-30..
  6. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Album Chart History
  7. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Singles Chart History - TV on the Radio
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