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TV on the Radio is one of the most original bands that I have come across in recent years. Over the past 50+ years, rock has
been laid out in various fashions and many sonic territories have been explored. As a result, many inventions in rock's sound
have been exhausted, making it harder and harder for bands to create a unique sound. With their debut LP, TV On The Radio
has inventively discovered new musical territory, with a gripping mix of post-punk, doo wop, and experimental rock. No other
band that exists today or has ever existed sounds like TV On The Radio. Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is an ambitious
album that, with every listen, both fascinates and perplexes me. Tunde Adebimpe, who formally went to NYU specializing in
stop-motion animation, leads this Brooklyn-based band. Praised by noteworthy critics, and with David Bowie as one of the band's
biggest supporters, the future for the band looks very promising. If you want to hear something inertly different that will
surely stand the test of time, check out TV On The Radio.
Key Tracks:
The Wrong Way
Dreams
King Eternal
Final Verdict: 8.9
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