TV On the Radio
Biography
From their beginnings as Brooklyn-based experimenters to one of the most acclaimed bands of the 2000s and 2010s, TV on the Radio mixed post-punk, electronic, and other atmospheric elements in vibrantly creative ways, and are both visual artists as well as musicians. The group began when multi-instrumentalist/producer David Andrew Sitek moved into the building where vocalist Tunde Adebimpe had a loft; each of them had been recording music on his own, but realized their sounds worked well together. Sitek's brother Jason began playing drums and other instruments with the pair during their recording sessions, which resulted in OK Calculator, a self-released disc of four-track recordings. Jason Sitek left the band for a short time due to other musical commitments but returned to the band when it recorded its Touch & Go debut, the Young Liars EP. . After the EP was completed, TV on the Radio added guitarist/vocalist Kyp Malone to their fold. Young Liars, which also features the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Brian Chase and Nick Zinner, was released in summer 2003 to critical acclaim, coinciding with their gigs opening for the Fall. Their first full-length release, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, arrived in spring 2004. The band remained busy for the rest of the year, embarking on its own tours as well as dates with the Faint and the Pixies. That fall, they released the New Health Rock EP and won the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize.
Top Albums |
![](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music1/v4/b7/a9/c0/b7a9c0d4-d67a-997f-882e-3627dfdc21e3/cover100x100.jpeg) 1. Test Pilot (..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Return to Co..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Dear Science (Bonus Track Version), TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Dear Science..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Seeds, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Seeds
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nine Types of Light, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Nine Types o..
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![Dear Science, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Dear Science
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Desperate Yo..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Young Liars - EP, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. Young Liars ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nine Types of Light (Deluxe Version), TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Nine Types o..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Live Session..
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![New Health Rock - Single, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. New Health R..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![World Cafe Live EP, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 12. World Cafe L..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Million Miles - Single, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 13. Million Mile..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Mercy - Single, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 14. Mercy - Sing..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Chemical Peels - Single, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 15. Chemical Pee..
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![Will Do - Single, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 16. Will Do - Si..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Read Silence - EP, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 17. Read Silence..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Wolf Like Me - Single, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 18. Wolf Like Me..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Happy Idiot | Seeds | 3:03 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Wolf Like Me | Return to Cookie Mountain | 4:39 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Careful You | Seeds | 5:12 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Test Pilot (Chilly Gonzales Re-Make) | Test Pilot (Chilly Gonzales.. | 3:36 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Heroes | War Child - Heroes, Vol. 1 | 5:39 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | DLZ | Dear Science (Bonus Track V.. | 3:48 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Staring At the Sun | Desperate Youth, Blood Thir.. | 4:01 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Trouble | Seeds | 4:34 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Test Pilot | Seeds | 4:41 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Will Do | Nine Types of Light | 3:44 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Seeds | Seeds | 4:44 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Lazerray | Seeds | 3:37 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Winter | Seeds | 3:41 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Right Now | Seeds | 4:23 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Ride | Seeds | 6:29 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Love Stained | Seeds | 4:20 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Could You | Seeds | 4:01 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Quartz | Seeds | 3:58 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Family Tree | Late Night Tales: Snow Patr.. | 5:33 | $0.69 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Million Miles | Million Miles - Single | 4:23 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Mercy | Mercy - Single | 3:17 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Staring At the Sun (Demo) [Bonus Tra.. | Desperate Youth, Blood Thir.. | 6:17 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | You Could Be Love (Bonus Track) | Desperate Youth, Blood Thir.. | 7:16 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Wear You Out | Desperate Youth, Blood Thir.. | 7:20 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Bomb Yourself | Desperate Youth, Blood Thir.. | 5:31 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![Wolf Like Me, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 1. Wolf Like Me
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Province, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Province
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Golden Age, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Golden Age
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Dancing Choose, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Dancing Choos...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Will Do, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Will Do
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![Happy Idiot, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Happy Idiot
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Caffeinated Consciousness, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Caffeinated C...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Lazerray, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. Lazerray
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Second Song, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Second Song
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Caffeinated Consciousness, TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Caffeinated C...
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![Test Pilot (Chilly Gonzales Re-Make), TV on the Radio](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/4835/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. Test Pilot (C...
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