TV on the Radio

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TV on the Radio is a Brooklyn-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 highly 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 their most recent release, 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. (read more)

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Young Liars (EP)

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Wolf Like Me	2,993
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Staring at the Sun	2,168
1	3	Add this track to your playlist Dirtywhirl full track	1,770
1	4	Add this track to your playlist I Was a Lover	1,738
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Province	1,521
2	6	Add this track to your playlist Playhouses	1,350
1	7	Add this track to your playlist Satellite	1,328
1	8	Add this track to your playlist Young Liars	1,275
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Wash the Day full track	1,240
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Hours	1,188
–	11	Add this track to your playlist A Method	1,127
5	12	Add this track to your playlist Dreams	1,030
1	13	Add this track to your playlist Blues From Down Here	1,015
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Let the Devil In	998
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1	16	Add this track to your playlist Mr. Grieves	973
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1	18	Add this track to your playlist Ambulance	914
1	19	Add this track to your playlist The Wrong Way	857
–	20	Add this track to your playlist King Eternal	737

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Wolf Like Me	44,093
–	2	Add this track to your playlist I Was a Lover	30,161
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Province	27,673
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Staring at the Sun	26,794
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Playhouses	24,426
–	6	Add this track to your playlist A Method	21,729
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Hours	21,433
1	8	Add this track to your playlist Dirtywhirl full track	20,442
1	9	Add this track to your playlist Let the Devil In	19,862
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Blues From Down Here	19,325
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Tonight	18,886
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Satellite	17,968
–	13	Add this track to your playlist Young Liars	15,666
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Dreams	14,454
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Wash the Day full track	14,377
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Blind	13,749
–	17	Add this track to your playlist Mr. Grieves	13,047
–	18	Add this track to your playlist Ambulance	12,652
–	19	Add this track to your playlist The Wrong Way	12,607
–	20	Add this track to your playlist King Eternal	10,942
–	21	Add this track to your playlist Poppy	10,339
–	22	Add this track to your playlist Don't Love You	9,655
–	23	Add this track to your playlist Bomb Yourself	9,267
–	24	Add this track to your playlist Wear You Out	8,468
–	25	Add this track to your playlist Snakes and Martyrs	7,150
–	26	Add this track to your playlist Wash the Day Away	5,569
1	27	Add this track to your playlist Hours (El-P Remix) full track	5,494
1	28	Add this track to your playlist Things You Can Do	4,445
–	29	Add this track to your playlist Dirty Whirlwind	3,386
–	30	Add this track to your playlist New Health Rock	2,523
–	31	Add this track to your playlist Freeway	2,107
–	32	Add this track to your playlist Dirty Whirl	2,007
–	33	Add this track to your playlist Dry Drunk Emperor	1,931
–	34	Add this track to your playlist Robots	1,867
–	35	Add this track to your playlist Bicycles Are Red Hot	1,843
5	36	Add this track to your playlist Untitled full track	1,704
1	37	Add this track to your playlist Modern Romance	1,656
1	38	Add this track to your playlist Snake And Martyrs	1,495
1	39	Add this track to your playlist Randomness	1,443
–	40	Add this track to your playlist Say You Do	1,132
2	41	Add this track to your playlist Dumb Animal	1,041
–	42	Add this track to your playlist Walking the Cow	943
–	43	Add this track to your playlist On a Train	888
2	44	Add this track to your playlist Buffalo Girls	838
4	45	Add this track to your playlist Me - I	836
2	46	Add this track to your playlist Ending of a Show	827
3	47	Add this track to your playlist Dirty Whirl Wind	821
3	48	Add this track to your playlist Method	797

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