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TV Girl
TV Girl performing in 2021
TV Girl performing in 2021
Background information
OriginSan Diego, California, U.S.
GenresIndie pop[1]
Years active2010–present
Members
  • Brad Petering
  • Jason Wyman
  • Wyatt Harmon
Past members
  • Trung Ngo
  • Joel Williams
  • Dan Komin
Websiteamericasfavoriteindieband.com

TV Girl is an American indie pop band from San Diego, California, consisting of Brad Petering, Jason Wyman, and Wyatt Harmon.[2][3] As of 2023, the group is based in Los Angeles.[4]

The band released its debut EP in 2010 and a mixtape in 2012. It followed this with its debut album, French Exit, in 2014. Their second album, Who Really Cares, was released in 2016, with further albums following in 2018 and 2023, alongside collaborative albums and EPs.

Background

In 2010, TV Girl first attracted attention when they sampled Todd Rundgren's 1973 solo version of "Hello It's Me" on their song "If You Want It" from their self-titled debut EP.[4][5] Rhino Entertainment, which owns full rights to the original song, issued a takedown notice on the band and the song was excluded from their debut EP Bandcamp page later.[6]

TV Girl's 2012 mixtape, The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle, was released and given away for free with an accompanying downloadable coloring book.[2] The release would have constituted their debut album, but according to Petering and Ngo the work was more appropriately defined as a mixtape.[2]

In 2014, TV Girl released their debut album French Exit, which was called "remarkably solid" by Bandwagon Magazine.[7]

Artistry

Influences

TV Girl frequently samples songs and media from the 1960s in their music. An example of this is seen in the song "Lovers Rock", where the backing track is created from a looped sample of the intro to The Shirelles' single "The Dance is Over", which was originally released in 1960. In a post to Reddit, Petering writes he "..never gets tired of seeking out old and obscure music. I listen to lots of music and I find my loops and sounds that way."[8]

Musical style and songwriting

The band employs a genre not easily defined, with major inspiration from fusion, plunderphonics, indie pop, lo-fi and electronic music found in most of their works (apparent in albums French Exit, Who Really Cares, Death of a Party Girl and Summer's Over), while taking on more trip-hop-like elements in other works (found especially within Who Really Cares and Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band), and in some cases, more mainstream characteristics related to gospel, garage house, funk and even jazz (specific to Grapes Upon the Vine). Altogether, the band proclaims themself as a "hypnotic pop" group,[9] due to their use of sampling, keyboards, and reverb effects.[10][11] The duo was upset when their music was labeled "sundrenched California pop," pointing out that there are no lyrical allusions in their music that warrant the title.[2]

Lyrically, a majority of TV Girl's discography revolves around love and relationships. One example of this tendency is the song "Lovers Rock", a love ballad named after the reggae sub-genre of lovers' rock. Their subject matter is nostalgic and sad, but simultaneously sarcastic and humorous.[2] Some motifs in the duo's lyrics include heartbreak, cynicism, memories, cigarettes, hair, sex, women's first names, and loneliness.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

  • Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band (2018) (with Madison Acid)
  • Aestheticadelica (2020) (with Bloodbath64)
  • Summer's Over (2021) (with Jordana)
  • Ace of Tre (2023) (with Varial Heel)

Mixtapes

  • The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle (2012)

Extended plays

  • TV Girl (2010)
  • Benny and the Jetts (2011)
  • Lonely Women (2013)
  • The Night in Question: French Exit Outtakes (2020)[13]

Singles

  • "Girls Like Me" (2011)
  • "Diet-Coke" (2012)
  • "She Smokes in Bed" (2013)
  • "Natalie Wood" (2015)
  • "Average Guy (Blame)" (2013) (re-released in 2023)[A]

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications and album
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[14] 		US
Rock
[15] 		CAN
[16] 		IRE
[17] 		LTU
[18] 		UK
[19] 		UK
Indie
[20]
"Lovers Rock" 2014 — 14 100 82 35 84 29 French Exit
"Cigarettes Out the Window" 2016 — 22 — — 36 — 46 Who Really Cares
"Not Allowed" 11 16 — — 30 — 35
"Blue Hair" 2018 — 11 — 95 99 — 35 Death of a Party Girl
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Demos

  • Blurry Girls (Demos, Unreleased Songs, and Other Ephemera) (2012)[22]

Produced albums

  • Posthumous Release (2013) (by Coma Cinema)[23]
  • Ace Of Tre (2023) (by Varial Heel)

Notes

  1. ^ "Average Guy (Blame)" was released on streaming platforms in 2023

References

  1. ^ Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew (March 2, 2023). "The Weeknd & Ariana Grande Hope for No. 1 With 'Die for You' Remix". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Taylor, John (August 9, 2012). "Discovery: TV Girl". Interview Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Abrams, Jonny. "Interview: TV Girl". Rocksucker. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "If You Want It". Pitchfork. October 22, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "TV Girl – Apple Music". Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Apple Music.
  6. ^ Crain, William (December 21, 2021). "Beats and Samples: TV Girl". San Diego Reader. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Sheridan, Christopher (September 12, 2014). "Album Review: Tv Girl – French Exit". Bandwagon Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Petering, Brad. "Brad from Hit Band TV Girl, ask me anything". Reddit. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "TV Girl". Spotify. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Medlock, Dylan (June 4, 2018). "TV Girl plays it frustratingly safe". The B-Side. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Ramirez, Julian (October 13, 2017). "A Night of Electronic Excellence at Beat Kitchen with TV Girl". Third Coast Review. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Friends! Gather around for I have wonderful news! The acclaimed "TV Girl Traveling All-Star Band" is "taking the show on the road" this year in support of our forthcoming album "Grapes Upon The Vine," An album which will be coming out, oh I don't know, some time between now and then I suppose. You heard it here first! Don't "get caught with your trousers down" and miss your chance to secure a coveted ticket. (!) Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 AM, and all relevant links have been helpfully wrangled together, just follow the "link in bio"!". Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ "The Night in Question: French Exit Outtakes by TV Girl". Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Genius.
  14. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of December 16, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  15. ^ Peaks on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart:
  16. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of December 16, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "Discography TV Girl". irish-charts.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  18. ^ Peaks in Lithuania:
  19. ^ "TV Girl". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  20. ^ Peaks in UK Independent Singles Chart:
  21. ^ a b c "British certifications – TV Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 25, 2023. Type TV Girl in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. ^ "Blurry Girls (Demos, Unreleased Songs, and Other Ephemera) by TV Girl" – via Genius.
  23. ^ "Posthumous Release, by Coma Cinema". Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Bandcamp.
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