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TV On The Radio

TV on the Radio (often abbreviated to TVOTR) is a New York City indie rock band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as free jazz, a cappella/doo-wop, soul, shoegaze and electro.[citation needed] The group has released several EPs including their debut Young Liars (2003), and two acclaimed albums, 2004΄s Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes and their most recent, Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), which received wider notice and appeared near the top of several end-of-year lists. Rolling Stone magazine voted it the fourth best album of the year, and Spin voted the band as 2006 Artist of the Year. TV on the Radio is comprised of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals/loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars/keyboards/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitars/loops) along with Jaleel Bunton (drums) and Gerard Smith (bass). Other contributors include Katrina Ford of the band Celebration (vocals), Kazu Makino of the band Blonde Redhead (vocals), Martin Perna (saxophones, flute) of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, David Bowie (vocals) and Nick Zinner (guitar) of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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