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TV On The Radio - “DLZ”
2008 was the year that TV On The Radio finally fulfilled the raving of their fans and music critics everywhere with the release of Dear Science. Their third album was one that made everyone else finally get it: that there is this quirky band from Brooklyn that is breaking genres down and redefining rock bands.
Dear Science is hauntingly dark and angry in a “so bad but good hate-fuck” sort of way. That depth is backed by the right chords and emotional build up to make every song accessible for the size of audience TVOTR has always deserved. “DLZ” will give you a hint of everything you can expect from the band, and is by far my favorite track from the album.
Courtney’s Top 5 shapes up like this:
- TV On The Radio - Dear Science (previously on Tuneage)
- Metaform - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (previously on Tuneage)
- Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
- Bonnie Prince Billie - Lie Down in the Light
- Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (previously on Tuneage)
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TV on the Radio - “Staring at the Sun”
TV on the Radio is one of those bands that languished in my library for a while before I sat down and truly listened to them. However, once I finally did sit down and listen, I began kicking myself for not doing it sooner. Always with a hint of the electronic, TV on the Radio’s sound can be difficult to pin down. They can sound a bit like fuzz-rock on one song, can border on jazzy the next, the song after that will be an a cappella number, and the next song will feel a bit like trip-hop. I know this sounds like TV on the Radio can be difficult to listen to at first, but repeated listens always reward with something I hadn’t noticed before.
As a band I overlooked for far too long, I can’t recommend TV on the Radio highly enough.
Note: We previously featured TV on the Radio’s cover of “Mister Grieves” (originally performed by the Pixies) on our muxtape.
