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.
