TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe, Dave Sitek, Kyp Malone, and Jaleel Bunton.
Gerard Smith was a member of the band from 2005 until his death in 2011.
real name: Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek, Jason Sitek
members: Gerard Smith, Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, Dave Sitek, Jaleel Bunton
formed in: Brooklyn
labels: Touch and Go Records, 4AD, Harvest
genres: alternative rock
awards: Shortlist Music Prize
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The first release from TV on the Radio (initially just founding members Adebimpe and Sitek) was the self-published OK Calculator, the title being a reference to Radiohead's 1997 album, OK Computer. They were later joined by Kyp Malone and released the Young Liars EP in 2003. 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.
Writing for Stereogum, Chris DeVille described TV on the Radio's style as "a pioneering sound, one that spliced together post-rock and doo-wop and avant-garde electronics and rock 'n' roll as if they viewed guitar-driven indie not as a destination but a starting point". The band has said that their eclectic music is due to their appreciation for diverse bands, including Bad Brains, Earth, Wind & Fire, Nancy Sinatra, Serge Gainsbourg, Brian Eno, and Pixies. They have also named post-punk acts Wire and Siouxsie and the Banshees as influences.
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"Staring at the Sun" is the debut single of American indie rock band TV on the Radio, released in 2004. The CD single is enhanced with two different quality QuickTime video files of the title track's music video.
The single's B-sides, "Freeway" and "On a Train", were taken from their OK Calculator release.
Young Liars is the first major release by the New York City band TV on the Radio. Released in 2003 on Touch & Go Records, the EP helped establish the band's distinctive blending of electronica, doo wop, post-rock, and avant-garde styles.
The release featured the single "Staring at the Sun," which would later be remixed and reissued in their full-length album Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes. It ends with an unlisted fifth track which is an a cappella version of the Pixies song "Mr.