''Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes'' is the 2004 debut album by the American
art rock band,
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and ...
. 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
The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as (shôrt–lĭst), was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination. First given as a cash prize in 2001 under ...
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
''Young Liars'' is the first major release by the New York City
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'', 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.
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
Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio.
Early life
Adebimpe was born into a Nig ...
– 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
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
– 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
Austra ...
– 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