For over twenty years, New Yorkers TV On The Radio have led the charge for a more eclectic brand of the 2000s indie art rock their city gave rise to. Shape-shifters and storm chasers, the group — helmed by magnetic frontman Tunde Adebimpe — conduct an orchestra of slow builds and thunderous crashes, of music that’s often made of menace (so much so they’ve even soundtracked a scene in Breaking Bad). They’re currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of debut album Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, which first introduced their danceable alloy of motorik rhythm, soul vocals, funk, and falsetto to the world.
Country: US
Label: Touch and Go Records
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