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Infobox musical artist| name = TV on the Radio| image = TV on the Radio 2008 Treasure Island Music Festival cropped.jpg| caption = TV on the Radio performing at the 2008 Treasure Island Festival | landscape = Yes| alias =| background = group_or_band| years_active = 2001 – present| origin = Brooklyn, New York , U.S.| genre = Indie rock , alternative rock | label = Touch and Go Records
4AD
Interscope | associated_acts = Celebration (band)|Celebration , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , David Bowie , Dragons of Zynth , Nine Inch Nails , Maximum Balloon, Rain Machine| website = http://www.tvontheradio.com/ tvontheradio.com| current_members = Tunde Adebimpe
Kyp Malone
David Andrew Sitek
Jaleel Bunton
| past_members = Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith (deceased) TV on the Radio is an American indie rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn , New York , whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro (music)|electro to soul (music)|soul music .

The group has released several Extended play|EPs including their debut Young Liars (2003), and four critically acclaimed studio albums: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (2004), Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), Dear Science (2008), and Nine Types of Light (2011).

For the bulk of their existence, the core TV on the Radio lineup has been Tunde Adebimpe (vocals/loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars/keyboards/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitars/bass/loops), Jaleel Bunton (drums/vocals/loops/guitars) and Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith (bass/keyboards) as official members. Smith died from lung cancer on April 20, 2011. The band has replaced Smith for their current tour but have not yet announced their long term plans as a band without him.

Other contributors have included David Bowie , Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead , Martin Perna of Antibalas and Katrina Ford of Celebration (band)|Celebration .

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 citation|title=TV on the Radio: Coming in Loud and Clear|date=April 13, 2007|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/12/AR2007041200693.html|newspaper= Washington Post |last=Harrington|first=Richard|accessdate=September 30, 2008|pages=WE06) 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 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 third album, Return to Cookie Mountain , leaked in early 2006 and garnered pre-release praise from such outlets as Pitchfork Media 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. 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)| Spin magazine which named Return to Cookie Mountain its Album of the Year for 2006." http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2006/12/0601_40best The 40 Best Albums of 2006". Spin , December 14, 2006. Retrieved on November 2, 2007. The album features guest appearances from David Bowie , Omega Moon , Celebration (band)|Celebration , Dragons of Zynth , Martin Perna and Stuart D. Bogie of Antibalas , Blonde Redhead , Yeah Yeah Yeahs ' Nick Zinner. Bowie contributed back-up vocals on the song "Province". In promotion of the album, the band performed " Wolf Like Me " on the Late Show with David Letterman , which has garnered over 1.5 million views on YouTube . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=73qBnuzrjx0 "Wolf Like Me" on YouTube During the U.S. tour, the band performed a few covers with Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor .

The band's 4th album, Dear Science , was released September 23, 2008 on Interscope. It was made available for streaming on their Myspace page and subsequently leaked onto the internet on September 6, 2008. The album received widespread critical acclaim. It was named the best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone ,cite web|url= http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2008|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=2008-12-25|accessdate=2009-11-17 The Guardian ,cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/12/tv-on-the-radio-dear-science|title=No 1: TV On the Radio – Dear Science|publisher=Guardian|date=December 12, 2008|accessdate=2009-11-17|location=London|first=Tim|last=Jonze
Spin (magazine)| Spin magazine,cite web|url= http://www.spin.com/gallery/20-best-albums-2008? page=20|title=The 20 Best Albums of 2008|publisher=Spin.com|accessdate=2009-11-17 The Onion AV Club ,cite web|url= http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-music-of-2008,2562/4|title=The best music of 2008|publisher=The A.V. Club|date=December 10, 2008|accessdate=2009-11-17 MTV ,cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601427/20081216/lil_wayne.jhtml|title=The Best Albums Of 2008, In Bigger Than The Sound|publisher=MTV.com|date=2008-12-17|accessdate=2009-11-17 Entertainment Weekly ,cite web|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20247308_9,00.html|title=10 Best CDs of 2008: Leah Greenblatt's Picks|publisher=EW.com|accessdate=2009-11-17 the Pitchfork Media 's readers pollcite web|url= http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148094-2008-pitchfork-readers-poll|title=2008 Pitchfork Readers Poll|publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com|date=2008-12-12|accessdate=2009-11-17 as well as the Pazz and Jop critic's poll.cite web|url= http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2008|title=New York Pazz and Jop|publisher=Villagevoice.com|date=2009-11-10|accessdate=2009-11-17 It was also named the second best album of 2008 by NME and the fourth best album of 2008 by Planet Sound .

On September 22, 2008, they performed " Dancing Choose " in the setting of a flight of outer apartment stairs on the Late Show with David Letterman http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=puqnxPGwpo4. They also appeared on Later... with Jools Holland on September 30, 2008, performing " Golden Age (TV on the Radio song)|Golden Age " and "Dancing Choose", which were the same songs they performed on Saturday Night Live on February 7, 2009. The band performed "Dancing Choose" on the February 9, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report .

On September 3, 2009, Tunde Adebimpe announced that TV on the Radio would be taking a year long hiatus.cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620723/20090903/tv_on_the_radio.jhtml|title=TV On The Radio To Go On Hiatus|publisher=MTV.com|date=2009-09-03|accessdate=2009-11-17 Guitarist Kyp Malone's solo album, under the name Rain Machine, was released on September 22, 2009 on ANTI- .cite web|url= http://anti.com/artists/view/70|title=Rain Machine|publisher=ANTI|accessdate=2009-11-17 A solo album by Dave Sitek, Maximum Balloon , was released August 24, 2010 on Interscope Records|Interscope , featuring a variety of guest vocals by many of his musician friends such as Karen O , David Byrne , and both of his TV on the Radio vocalist bandmates, and numerous others.cite web|title=an interview with Dave Sitek of Maximum Balloon (the TVOTR guitarist/producer's new project w/ many guest vocalists)|url= http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/06/an_interview_w_34.html|publisher=Brooklyn Vegan|accessdate=June 17, 2010|coauthors=Billy Jones|date=June 14, 2010

In addition, Sitek produced Holly Miranda 's album '' The Magician's Private Library '', which also featured fellow TV on the Radio members Jaleel Bunton and Kyp Malone.cite news|url= http://www.discogs.com/Holly-Miranda-The-Magicians-Private-Library/release/2169305|title=Holly Miranda – The Magician's Private Library (CD, Album) at Discogs|work= Discogs |publisher=Zink Media, Inc.|accessdate=2010-09-04

On February 7, 2011, the band announced an end to their hiatus, along with their upcoming album Nine Types of Light .cite web|title=TV on the Radio Return!|url= http://pitchfork.com/news/41492-tv-on-the-radio-return/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=February 7, 2011cite web|title=NEW ALBUM, Nine Types of Light, COMING SPRING 2011 – BAND TO PLAY RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL APRIL 1|url= http://www.myspace.com/tvotr/blog/541992619

On April 12, 2011, the album Nine Types of Light was released along with a one-hour film under the same name containing music videos for all the songs on the album as well as interviews with various New Yorkers. The film was directed by various directors under the supervision of Tunde Adebimpe.cite web|title=TV On the Radio Unveils Nine Types of Light Trailer|url= http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2011/04/08/tv-on-the-radio-unveils-nine-types-of-light-trailer/

It was announced in March, 2011, that the band's bassist, Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith , was diagnosed with lung cancer . On April 20, 2011 the band issued a statement of the passing of Gerard Smith on their homepage: "We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer. Gerard passed away the morning of April 20th, 2011. We will miss him terribly." http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/20/tv-on-the-radios-gerard-smith-dies-at-36/? hpt=T2 TV On The Radio's Gerard Smith dies at 36

Style and influences


TV on the Radio has said that their eclectic music is due for their liking of very diverse bands, including Bad Brains , Earth, Wind & Fire , Nancy Sinatra , Serge Gainsbourg ,Harris, David. http://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/tv-radio-david-sitek "TV on the Radio (David Sitek): Interview". Tinymixtapes.com. September 2008 Brian Eno , http://www.soundtoys.com/artists/davidsitek.php "SoundToys Fanatic – David Sitek" Soundtoys.com. and the Pixies . Adebimpe covered the Pixies song "Mr. Grieves" under the TV on the Radio moniker at the beginning of his career, layering his voice over forty times. The band has also cited Prince (musician)|Prince 's " Purple Rain (song)|Purple Rain " as a classic.Keyes, J. Edward. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artist/news/artists/14845/88085/88109 "TV on the Radio". Rollingstone.com.

As references for their catchy beats and verses, TV on the Radio also named post-punk acts Wire (band)|Wire and Siouxsie and the Banshees ."Icon: Siouxsie", The Fader Magazine , The Icon Issue 67 , April/May 2010. Page 74 They stated that they have "always tried to make a song that begins like (Siouxsie) " Kiss Them for Me (song)|Kiss Them For Me ".

Line-ups


;2000–2003
  • Tunde Adebimpe & nbsp;– Vocals, loops

  • David Andrew Sitek & nbsp;– Guitar, Keyboards, drums


    • ;2003–2005
  • Tunde Adebimpe & nbsp;– Vocals, loops

  • David Andrew Sitek& nbsp;– Guitar, keyboards, drums, loops, bass, synthesizer

  • Kyp Malone& nbsp;– Vocals, guitar, loops


    • ;2005–2008
  • Tunde Adebimpe& nbsp;– Vocals, percussion

  • David Andrew Sitek& nbsp;– Sampler, guitar, bass, flute, keyboards, synthesizer

  • Kyp Malone& nbsp;– Vocals, bass, guitar

  • Gerard Smith (musician)|Gerard Smith & nbsp;– Piano, bass, organ, vocals, guitar, sitar

  • Jaleel Bunton & nbsp;– Drums, guitar, piano, percussion, vocals, Rhodes


  • Contributing artists :

  • * Kazu Makino & nbsp;– Vocals

  • *Jeremy Wilms& nbsp;– Cello

  • * David Bowie & nbsp;– Vocals

  • *Omega Moon& nbsp;– Vocals

  • * Katrina Ford & nbsp;– Vocals

  • * Martin Perna & nbsp;– Saxophone, horns

  • * Dragons of Zynth & nbsp;– Vocals, percussion

  • *Aaron Tites& nbsp;– Vocals

  • *Chris Taylor& nbsp;– Horns, clarinet

  • *Stuart Bogie& nbsp;– Bass, harmonica, clarinet


    • ;2008–2011
  • Tunde Adebimpe& nbsp;– Vocals

  • Kyp Malone& nbsp;– Vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, strings

  • David Andrew Sitek& nbsp;– Programmer, guitar, sampler, bass, synthesizer, horns

  • Gerard Smith& nbsp;– Bass, organ, synthesizer, sampler, Rhodes

  • Jaleel Bunton& nbsp;– Drums, guitar, Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, bass, programmer, strings


  • Contributing artists :

  • * Katrina Ford & nbsp;– Vocals

  • *Eleanore Everdell& nbsp;– Vocals

  • * David Bergander & nbsp;– Drums

  • *Yoshi Takamasa& nbsp;– Percussion

  • *Stuart Bogie& nbsp;– Saxophone, horns

  • * Colin Stetson & nbsp;– Saxophone

  • * Matana Roberts & nbsp;– Saxophone, clarinet

  • *Leah Paul& nbsp;– Horns

  • *Eric Biondo& nbsp;– Trumpet

  • *Aaron Johnson& nbsp;– Trombone

  • * Martin Perna & nbsp;– Flute

  • *Claudia Chopek& nbsp;– Violin, strings

  • *Janis Shen& nbsp;– Violin, strings

  • *Perry Serpa& nbsp;– Strings

  • *Lara Hicks& nbsp;– Viola

  • * Eleanor Norton & nbsp;– Cello


    • ;2011–present
  • Tunde Adebimpe& nbsp;– Vocals

  • Kyp Malone& nbsp;– Vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, strings

  • David Andrew Sitek& nbsp;– Programmer, guitar, sampler, bass, synthesizer, horns

  • Jaleel Bunton& nbsp;– Drums, guitar, Rhodes, organ, synthesizer, bass, programmer, strings


  • Contributing artists :

  • * Katrina Ford & nbsp;– Vocals

  • *Eleanore Everdell& nbsp;– Vocals

  • * David Bergander & nbsp;– Drums

  • *Yoshi Takamasa& nbsp;– Percussion

  • *Stuart Bogie& nbsp;– Saxophone, horns

  • * Colin Stetson & nbsp;– Saxophone

  • * Matana Roberts & nbsp;– Saxophone, clarinet

  • *Leah Paul& nbsp;– Horns

  • *Eric Biondo& nbsp;– Trumpet

  • *Aaron Johnson& nbsp;– Trombone

  • * Martin Perna & nbsp;– Flute

  • *Claudia Chopek& nbsp;– Violin, strings

  • *Janis Shen& nbsp;– Violin, Strings

  • *Perry Serpa& nbsp;– Strings

  • *Lara Hicks& nbsp;– Viola

  • * Eleanor Norton & nbsp;– Cello

  • * Priscilla Ahn & nbsp;– Vocals


    • Discography


    Albums


    Year Name Charts
    U.S. AUS CAN UK
    2002 OK Calculator
  • First album
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: N/A (self-released demo)
  • Formats:
    		•  — — — —
    2004 Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
  • Second album (first studio album)
  • Released on: March 9, 2004
  • Label: Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go , 4AD
  • Formats: Gramophone record|LP , Compact disc|CD , music download|download
    		• — — — 175
    2006 Return to Cookie Mountain
  • Third album (second studio album)
  • Released on: July 6, 2006 (world)
    September 12, 2006 (U.S./Canada)
  • Label: Interscope Records|Interscope , 4AD
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
    		•  41 50 — 90
    2008 Dear Science
  • Fourth album (third studio album)
  • Released on: September 22, 2008 (world)
    September 23, 2008 (U.S./Canada)
  • Label: Interscope, 4AD
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
    		•  12 26 26 33
    2011 Nine Types of Light
  • Fifth album (fourth studio album)
  • Released on: April 11, 2011 (world)
    April 12, 2011 (U.S./Canada)
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: LP, CD, download
    		•  12 25 — 33


    EPs


    Release dateTitleLabel
    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
    April 14, 2009 Read Silence 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 #76 UK

  • "Dry Drunk Emperor" (2005) (free download)

  • " Wolf Like Me " CD & 7" (2006), 4AD, (#37 Hot Modern Rock Tracks ) 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 #89 UK

  • " Province (song)|Province " 7" (2007), 4AD

  • " Golden Age (TV on the Radio song)|Golden Age " (2008), 4AD

  • " Dancing Choose " 12" (2008), 4AD

  • "Crying" (2009), 4AD

  • "Family Tree" (2009), 4AD

  • "Will Do" (2011), 4AD, (#48 Rock Songs , #36 Hot Modern Rock Tracks ) http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm

  • "Chemical Peels" (2011), 4AD


    • Other


  • The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (cover album) – "Walking the Cow"

  • Warm & Scratchy ( Adult Swim compilation album) – "Me – I" (featuring Derek Thomas Ambrosi)

  • War Child Presents Heroes (charity covers compilation) – " Heroes (David Bowie song)|Heroes " (David Bowie cover)


    • 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

  • Nat King Cole "Nature Boy" (TV On The Radio Remix) (2009) Capitol Records

  • Steven Wilson "Harmony Korine (David A. Sitek Magnetized Nebula Mix)" (2009), Kscope

  • Tegan and Sara "Alligator" (Dave Sitek Remix) (2010)


    • 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

  • "Golden Age" (September 2008, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos)

  • "Dancing Choose" (September 2008, directed by Brad & Brian Palmer)

  • "Will Do" (March 2011, directed by Dugan O'Neal)

  • "Nine Types of Light" (April 2011, directed by Tunde Adebimpe)


    • References


    reflist

    External links


    Commons category
  • official| http://www.tvontheradio.com

  • myspace|tvotr

  • http://www.interscope.com/artist/default.aspx/aid/493/ Interscope Records profile

  • 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://www.brooklynrail.org/2008/09/music/echoes-of-a-bygone-burg-tv-on-the-radios-tunde-adebimpe-and-gerard-smith Interview with Gerard & Tunde Brooklyn Rail 2008 – contains details of band's formation.

  • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=120017602 Kyp Malone discusses his favorite songs with NPR Music


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