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Track Listings
| 1. The Wrong Way |
| 2. Staring At The Sun |
| 3. Dreams |
| 4. King Eternal |
| 5. Ambulance |
| 6. Poppy |
| 7. Don't Love You |
| 8. Bomb Yourself |
| 9. Wear You Out |
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TVOTR is a highly original group from Brooklyn, NY characterized by vocals that range from crazily high-pitched to group chanting and a pop-based sound that’s rampantly experimental but always melodic. Unlike their school-of-’78-in-’04 peers such as the Rapture and Interpol, TVOTR’s music is as rooted in blues, free jazz and gospel as it is the post-punk canon or contemporary electronic music. This makes Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes far more interesting, naturally; the purely vocal "Ambulance" is novel and exciting as anything by Björk, Spongehead Experience or Pere Ubu. With lyrics that impressively, and un-preachingly, tackle issues of race and war, this finalist for 2004’s Shortlist Competition easily ranks among the best albums of that year. --Mike McGonigal
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I like this album a lot, but I don't quite love it. IMVH - BNTH,D! - O (that's In My Very Humble - But Not That Humble, Dammit! - Opinion, for those of you new to the innernet) it's good, but not quite great. It's plagued in a few places with shapeless songs, subpar guitar playing, and cheesy lyrics (I can't hear someone crooning "Final Fantasy" without thinking of some dumb video game for chrissakes! and dreams being over ... wings falling ... sounds like a lost JFK speech).
BUT -- and here I'm talking a Sir Mix-A-Lot style, king-sized but -- they sound so good and so unique I can't stop listening to it and can't wait to hear what they do next. These guys can SING!! I haven't heard soul vocals like this since ... well ... ever. At their best moments on this album those brooding vocals blend perfectly with the driving slow-groove rhythms for pure magic.
A little time hitting the songwriting notebooks, and some more time in the clubs and the studio tightening up, and the next thing from this band could be mindblowing. I'm looking forward to it.
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This is fresh. these guys have their own sound mixing soul, do-wop, rock, and atmospheric electronics. Different than anything else I've heard. Beats the staind, puddle of mud, hoobastank and all that other monotonous crap on the radio. Don't really care for Ambulance or Poppy....they are not bad songs but they are long and drag on. The first four are superb as well a couple of the last songs. I'd recommend listening to it and if you like the sound, you'll like most of the cd.
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This is what true music lovers have been waiting for; a band that sounds like no other that's come before and yet still stands firmly on the shoulders of those who've tread the same ground. This album is a blend of soulful vocals, swirling electronic noise, heavy beats and chaotic guitars. Sorry to say that someone from outside the US had pass their EP onto me before I knew who they were. After listening, I immediately went out and bought both the EP and this LP. I was not disapointed. I don't say this lightly: TV ON THE RADIO is the future of American music; if it's not, then you know that the corporate gods have condemned all of us for sure. Buy this album now...!
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GO SEE TV!
Buy the album, then GO see Tv on the radio live! Saw them last night supporting Massive Attack at the Brixton academy in London- these guys can P L A Y! Read more
Published on July 10 2004 by A. de Alwis
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y'know that feeling when you're listening to something good?
when i first heard this, i wanted to drive down a brightly lit downtown street in a dimly lit car, slowly. Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by T. E. Bennett
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can't seem to be able to remove this from my stereo
i bought this 2 weeks ago, and i just can't take it out of my stereo, it is not stuck, but i love this album. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by "astrocero"
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The hipsters are down with it....
This is the soundtrack of 2004. This is what the beret wearing cafe goers smoking French cigarettes are listening to. All the songs are brilliant. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004 by alexander laurence
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the new full-length album by TV on the Radio!
last year, of 2003, we were introduced to a band called "TV on the Radio". giving us experimental ambience, post-punk, electronica, rock, R&B, and soul music. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by lost_weasel
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Riveting
I keep putting this on and just sitting here unable to do anything but listen. Everyone compares these guys to early Peter Gabriel and although I can see some semblances really... Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by ErikTrips
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NYC Rides Again
With only one five-song EP called Young Liars, Brooklyn-based trio TV on the Radio had instantly established themselves as a candidate to become one of the year's premier underdog... Read more
Published on May 13 2004 by M. Starr
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Interesting
I saw these kids live and was mighty impressed. Thinking for sure their new CD would be just as good, i bought it. I was wrong. Although the CD has a few gems in it (i.e. Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by Scott
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When we're pleased, me at ease
Music is a nice blanket and When we begin evangelizing the power of this blanket to the wrong person we run the danger of realizing that the blanket isn't as nice as we've come... Read more
Published on May 2 2004 by F. Eberth
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YES!
This album rocked my balls. Its good my friends. The right mix of shoegaze, prince, soul, and straight up rock, the inevitable Peter Gabriel comparisons make sense, but the vocals... Read more
Published on April 25 2004
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