TV ON THE RADIO

'TV on the Radio' is a New York City indie rock band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as free jazz, a cappella/doo-wop, soul, trip-hop and electro. The group has released several EPs including their debut ''Young Liars'' (2003), and two acclaimed albums, 2004's ''Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes'' and their most recent, ''Return to Cookie Mountain'' (2006), which received wider notice and appeared near the top of several end-of-year lists. Rolling Stone magazine voted it the fourth best album of the year.^[1]

Contents

Band members

History

Discography

Albums & EPs

Singles

Videography

Trivia

Notes

External links

Interviews

Video

Band members

TV on the Radio is comprised 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).
Other contributors include Katrina Ford of the band Celebration (vocals), Martin Perna (saxophones, flute) of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, David Bowie (vocals) and Nick Zinner (guitar) of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

History

The first album 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 seminal album ''OK Computer''), the majority of which is wildly different from their later sound, with elements of electronica, hip hop and turntablism. Later they were joined by Kyp Malone and released the ''Young Liars'' EP in 2003 to great critical acclaim. This was followed by their 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 in 2004.
Their most recent album, ''Return to Cookie Mountain'', leaked in early 2006 and garnered pre-release praise from such outlets as Pitchfork Media^[2] before its official release in July overseas. U.S. and Canadian audiences had to wait until September for an official release, on major label 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. [1] The album features guest appearances from TVOTR friends Celebration, Dragons of Zynth, Antibalas, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, and even David Bowie.
Founding member David Andrew Sitek has produced records with such bands as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Celebration, and Liars. 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.

Discography

Albums & EPs

Image	Release date	Title	Label
	2002	''OK Calculator''	self-released
	July 8, 2003	''Young Liars'' (EP)	Touch and Go Records
	March 9, 2004	''Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes''	Touch and Go Records
	October 12, 2004	''New Health Rock'' (EP)	Touch and Go Records
	July 6, 2006 - WorldwideSeptember 12, 2006 - United States & Canada	''Return to Cookie Mountain''	Interscope Records and 4AD
	March 27, 2007	''Live at Amoeba Music'' (EP)	Interscope

Singles

★ "Staring at the Sun" [CD & 7"] (2004), 4AD

★ "Wolf Like Me" [CD & 7"] (2006), 4AD

★ "Province" [7"] (2007), 4AD

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")

Trivia

★ Rock icon David Bowie considers TV on the Radio one of his favorite active acts. He contributed backing vocals to the track "Province" from their latest effort, ''Return to Cookie Mountain''.

★ Before Tunde Adebimpe formed TV on the Radio he was best known for playing the lead role in the independent film ''Jump Tomorrow''. He also directed the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' video for "Pin" and was an animator for the MTV show ''Celebrity Deathmatch''.

★ Before joining TV on the Radio, Kyp Malone starred in the independent film ''Scumrock'' directed by Jon Moritsugu.

★ Dave Sitek's nickname, by the band, is "coach" or "warden".

★ In the song, "Mr. Grieves", Tunde Adebimpe recorded 28 separate tracks of his own voice.

★ Katrina Ford of Celebration appeared in the music video for "Staring at the Sun".

★ Tunde Adebimpe has introduced the song "Wolf Like Me" as "Unicorpse" when performing live.

★ They have covered "Modern Romance" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Mr. Grieves" by the Pixies, "Dead" by They Might Be Giants, and "Walking the Cow" by Daniel Johnston.

★ In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the band allowed for the free download of their non-album release ''Dry Drunk Emperor''[2], which was 'highly critical' of George W. Bush.

★ It is the favorite band of fictional character Graham Holt in "The Wrath of Graham", an episode of ''The 4400''.

★ "Staring at the Sun" has been featured as the closing credits song in episodes of the HBO series ''John From Cincinnati'' and ''Entourage''.

Notes

1. The top 50 albums of 2006 according to Rolling Stone
2. Dahlen, Chris. "Return to Cookie Mountain". Pitchfork Media, July 5, 2007. Retrieved on June24, 2007.

External links

★ Official Website

★ TV on the Radio at MySpace

Interviews

★ Mesh Interview with Kyp Malone (2006)

★ Mass Appeal Interview (2006)

★ Prefix Interview with Dave Sitek (2006)

Video

★ PUNKCAST#335 Live @ Knitting Factory NYC - Nov 27 2003 (RealPlayer)

★ PUNKCAST#383 WNYU interview - Jan 28 2004 (RealPlayer)

★ PUNKCAST#414 Live @ Southpaw, Brooklyn - Mar 4 2004 (RealPlayer)

★ TV on the Radio Artist Commentary - Tunde minutely describes the ''Wolf like Me'' video (2006) (Flash)

★ AOL Spinner 3x3 Live @ Prospect Park. June 30, 2006. (Windows Media)