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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
Rock · 2004 · 9 tracks

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV on the Radio

A collision of doo-wop harmonies and distorted electronic loops. Gritty, soulful, and vibrating with the nervous energy of 2004 Brooklyn.

March 9, 2004

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A restless, soulful urban anxiety that feels both claustrophobic and expansive.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
The Wrong Way
4:38
02
Staring at the Sun
3:27
03
Dreams
5:09
04
King Eternal
4:28
05
Ambulance
4:55
06
Poppy
6:07
07
Don’t Love You
5:31
08
Bomb Yourself
5:32
09
Wear You Out
7:20
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive, fuzzy guitar riff that breaks the tension in Staring at the Sun.
The haunting, a cappella vocal interplay that opens Ambulance before the beat kicks in.
The way the saxophone bleeds into the electronic noise during the climax of Poppy.
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How does Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes sound next to the rest of TV on the Radio's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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