''Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes'' is the 2004 debut album by the American
art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an art ...
band,
TV on the Radio. The album, recorded at
Headgear Studio Headgear Studio (also known as Headgear Recording Studio) was an American recording studio based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was founded in 1998 by Alex Lipsen and Dan Long. In 2000, engineer Scott F. Norton joined as a partner and the studio rel ...
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.
As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 116,000 copies, according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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.
Legacy
The album was included in the book ''
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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''.
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
Track on the vinyl and MP3 versions
#
"You Could Be Love"
Track on the MP3 version
#"Staring at the Sun" (demo)
Personnel
* Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops
*Kyp Malone
David Kyp Joel Malone (born February 27, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist and member of the bands TV on the Radio, Iran, Rain Machine, and Ice Balloons.
Biography
Malone grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and moved to New Jersey for ...
– vocals, guitars, loops
* David Andrew Sitek – music, guitars, keys, loops
*Martin Perna Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
– alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flutes
Charts
References
External links
Touch and Go release page
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2004 debut albums
TV on the Radio albums
Touch and Go Records albums
4AD albums
Albums produced by Dave Sitek
Avant-pop albums
Experimental rock albums by American artists
Post-punk albums by American artists