Nine Types of Light

Nine Types of Light
Nine Types of Light
Studio album by TV on the Radio
Released April 11, 2011
Genre Art rock, indie rock, funk
Length 43:40
Label Interscope
TV on the Radio chronology
Dear Science
(2008)
Nine Types of Light
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club (A)[2]
Chicago Tribune 3.5/4 stars[3]
Robert Christgau (A-)[4]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[5]
The Independent 2/5 stars[6]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars[7]
NME (8/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media (7.7/10)[9]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[10]

Nine Types of Light is the fourth studio album by American art rock band TV on the Radio, released on April 11, 2011. The band released "Will Do", a song from the album, on February 23.[11] Another song, "Caffeinated Consciousness", was made available for free download on March 10, 2011.[12] Nine Types of Light was very well received by critics and has a "Universal Acclaim" rating of 82 at aggregating website Metacritic.[13] It is the final TV on the Radio album to feature bassist Gerard Smith, who died of lung cancer nine days after Nine Types of Light was released.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Second Song" – 4:22
  2. "Keep Your Heart" – 5:43
  3. "You" – 4:05
  4. "No Future Shock" – 4:03
  5. "Killer Crane" – 6:15
  6. "Will Do" – 3:46
  7. "New Cannonball Blues" – 4:34
  8. "Repetition" – 3:46
  9. "Forgotten" – 3:40
  10. "Caffeinated Consciousness" – 3:21

Deluxe version

  1. "All Falls Down" – 4:55
  2. "Will Do" (Switch Remix) – 5:20
  3. "Will Do" (XXXChange Dancehall Mix) – 3:45

iTunes version

  1. "Troubles" (bonus track) – 3:04

Personnel

TV on the Radio
Additional musicians
  • Priscilla Ahn – background vocals
  • Stuart Bogie – horn
  • Peter Hess – horn
  • Dan Huron – percussion
  • Michael Irwin – horn
  • Kevin Moehringer – horn
  • Gillian Rivers – strings
  • Todd Simon – horn
  • Kenny Wang – strings
  • Lauren Weaver – strings
Production
Design

References

  1. ^ Phares, Heather (2011-04-12). "Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/nine-types-of-light-r2139501/review. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  2. ^ O'Neal, Sean (2011-04-12). "TV On The Radio: Nine Types Of Light". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/tv-on-the-radio-nine-types-of-light,54450/. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  3. ^ "Turn It Up: Album review: TV on the Radio, 'Nine Types of Light'". Leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com. 2011-04-08. http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2011/04/album-review-tv-on-the-radio-nine-types-of-light.html. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  4. ^ "Paul Simon/TV on the Radio - msn". Social.entertainment.msn.com. http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=5f097a23-a72e-45c8-ad81-ca1d48ed246c. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  5. ^ Tim Jonze. "TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light – review – The". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/apr/07/tv-radio-nine-types-review. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  6. ^ "Album: TV on the Radio, Nine Types Of Light (Fiction)". Independent.co.uk. 2011-04-08. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-tv-on-the-radio-nine-types-of-light-fiction-2265175.html. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  7. ^ Album review: TV on the Radio's 'Nine Types of Light' – Los Angeles Times
  8. ^ "TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light (Interscope)". Nme.com. 2011-04-06. http://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-on-the-radio/11965. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  9. ^ "Album Reviews: TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light". Pitchfork. 2011-04-12. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15311-nine-types-of-light/. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  10. ^ By Jon Dolan (2011-04-12). "Nine Types of Light by TV On The Radio | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/nine-types-of-light-20110412. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
  11. ^ Gaston, Peter (February 23, 2011). "Listen: New TV on the Radio Song!". Spin. Spin Media. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wthgxPOQ. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 
  12. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 11, 2011). "New TV on the Radio: "Caffeinated Consciousness"". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/41850-new-tv-on-the-radio-caffeinated-consciousness. Retrieved March 3, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Critic Reviews for Nine Types of Light at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/music/nine-types-of-light/critic-reviews. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 

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