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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes Studio album by TV on the Radio Released March 9, 2004 Recorded Aug 2003-Sep 2003 Genre Art rock Length 47:04 Label Touch and Go/4AD Producer David Andrew Sitek TV on the Radio chronology Young Liars
(2003)Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
(2004)Return to Cookie Mountain
(2006)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Blender [2]
Drowned In Sound (9/10)[3] Pitchfork Media (7.8/10)[4] PopMatters (Mixed)[5] Robert Christgau (B)[6] Rolling Stone [7]
Stylus Magazine (B)[8] Tiny Mix Tapes [9]
Village Voice (B)[10] Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is a 2004 album by the American art rock band, TV on the Radio. The album, recorded at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn, was awarded the Shortlist Music Prize for 2004. It was released on CD, 12" vinyl and MP3 download formats. The CD is enhanced with two different quality Quicktime video files of the "Dreams" music video. The 12" features two records with the extra song "You Could Be Love" and a different track order from the CD. The MP3 version includes two extra songs not available on the CD. "Staring at the Sun" has the intro edited from the original version on Young Liars, and is the same version used on the single and video.
Contents
Track listing
- "The Wrong Way" – 4:38
- "Staring at the Sun" – 3:27
- "Dreams" – 5:09
- "King Eternal" – 4:28
- "Ambulance" – 4:55
- "Poppy" – 6:07
- "Don't Love You" – 5:31
- "Bomb Yourself" – 5:32
- "Wear You Out" – 7:22
- "You Could Be Love" (only available on the vinyl and MP3 versions)
- "Staring at the Sun (demo)" (only available on the MP3 version)
Personnel
- Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops
- Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, loops
- David Andrew Sitek – music, guitars, keys, loops
References
External links
Tunde Adebimpe · Kyp Malone · David Andrew Sitek · Jaleel Bunton
Gerard Smith (deceased)Studio albums OK Calculator · Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes · Return to Cookie Mountain · Dear Science · Nine Types of LightEPs Singles "Staring at the Sun" · "New Health Rock" · "Wolf Like Me" · "Province" · "Golden Age" · "Dancing Choose" · "Will Do" · "Chemical Peels"Categories:- 2004 albums
- TV on the Radio albums
- Touch and Go Records albums
- 4AD albums
- Albums produced by David Andrew Sitek
- 2000s experimental rock album stubs
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