Current Music Obsession: TV on the Radio
April 22, 2007
For about the last week, I’ve been growing more and more addicted to TV on the Radio. They’ve always been a band I’ve liked, but I really only knew them from their more well-known songs (like Staring at the Sun). Recently I got their discography, and decided to stick their newest release, Return to Cookie Mountain, into my car’s CD player. I had been feeling a bit bored with what I’d been listening to recently and wanted a change.
I wasn’t let down. This band is all about rhythms, and they’re masters at it. They can make even the most off-beat sounds flow smooth. It seemed the more I listened to them, the more addicted I became. I branched out and started listening to their other albums, and their evolution as a band is interesting.
Like many other bands, TV on the Radio’s first release – OK Calculator has a very different sound than the rest of their albums. It’s a rough release, but they had a really good offbeat sound – and they’re funny! Songs like Robots and Buffalo Girls really impressed me.
Their next album – Young Liars – sounds completely different, and in all the right ways. This EP blows me away – I actually would probably marry it. The introduction of Kyp Malone added a fuller tone to the sound, really evened everything out and created this very unique offbeat flow. Their newest release, Return to Cookie Mountain, which came out last fall, shows another step in the evolution – it feels like they’re being a bit more offbeat – experimenting with rhythms more. The album grows on you – and you’ll grow to love this band.
