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Artist: TV On The Radio
Album: Seeds
Bitrate: 261kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Harvest
Genre: Indie
Size: 103.81 megs
PlayTime: 0h 52min 43sec total
Rip Date: 2014-11-13
Store Date: 2014-11-14

Track List:
--------
01. Quartz                           3:58
02. Careful You                      5:12
03. Could You                        4:01
04. Happy Idiot                      3:03
05. Test Pilot                       4:41
06. Love Stained                     4:20
07. Ride                             6:29
08. Right Now                        4:23
09. Winter                           3:41
10. Lazerray                         3:37
11. Trouble                          4:34
12. Seeds                            4:44

Release Notes:
--------
In the course of its first four full-length albums, TV on the Radio managed to
make experimental music accessible to indie-rock fans. It did so by assimilating
and then incorporating many popular forms, sometimes placing them in plain view,
at other times burying them within its highly textured arrangements. On its
fifth album, ôSeedsö (Harvest), out next week, the Brooklyn-based group pushes
forward its accessible side without sacrificing the delights of its advanced
approach to orchestration.

Vocalist Tunde Adebimpe and multi-instrumentalists Jaleel Bunton, Kyp Malone and
David Sitek meld so thoroughly elements of modern art rock with a heavy dose of
electronicsùas well as the blues, doo-wop, punk, and free- and New Orleans-style
jazzùthat TV on the Radio has never sounded like any band but itself. Some of
the myriad influences are revealed in the membersÆ extracurricular activities:
Mr. Adebimpe sang with Massive Attack and the Malian groups Tinariwen and Amadou
& Mariam; Mr. Sitek produced JaneÆs Addiction, Oh Land, Santigold and Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, among others; and Mr. MaloneÆs 2009 solo project, Rain Machine, was
influenced by avant-garde saxophonists Albert Ayler and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Toss a few recordings by those artists on a mixtape or playlist and add superior
electronic music, and the resulting flow would call to mind the distinctive TV
on the Radio blend.

On ôSeeds,ö unlike the bandÆs previous albums, the vocals are out in front and
rarely do they need to overcome a surrounding maelstrom. As if to symbolize the
altered attitude, the album opens with ôQuartz,ö which features layered voices
first in high harmony and then down on the bottom with the pulsing bass and kick
drum. ôTest Pilotö is a romantic ballad that profits from a gorgeous performance
by Mr. Adebimpe, while ôLazerrayö is full-tilt rock ÆnÆ roll. Bells and chimes
accompany the acoustic guitar that underpins the opening of ôTrouble.ö Big
sci-fi synthesizers arrive in waves to provide the platform on ôCareful Love.ö

The band hasnÆt abandoned the use of multilayered backing tracks. After the
harmony vocals drift away in ôLove Stained,ö the percussion shifts into double
time and threatening noises swamp the midrange. ôRideö opens with somber,
sustained piano chords and synth strings before the band kicks in; late in the
track, roaring guitars blast through the chaos. ôHappy Idiotö takes off as if a
dance hit and never surrenders the feel when instruments pile atop Mr. BuntonÆs
driving percussion. In ôTrouble,ö washes of synths eventually overtake the
acoustic instruments.

WhatÆs missing on ôSeeds,ö when compared with earlier TV on the Radio
recordings, is a sense of brooding discontent. ThatÆs intentional, said Mr.
Adebimpe last week by phone from Los Angeles, where the band was on a brief
hiatus before its tour of the U.S. and Canada resumes this week. Following the
2011 death of band member Gerard Smith at age 36 after a battle with lung
cancer, and the release of its album ôNine Types of Light,ö TV on the Radio took
an extended break. When the musicians reconvened, they embraced a new philosophy
for writing and recording: If the top line wasnÆt hummable, the band put the
song aside. Inspired by the directness of performances by the likes of Nat King
Cole, Sam Cooke and traditional blues artistsùwhere the arrangements support and
complement the singerùthe members were more interested in visceral impact and a
recognizable musical lexicon.

With Mr. Sitek producing at his Los Angeles studio, the quartet recorded
quickly. Mr. Adebimpe said, ôWeÆve been at this long enough to realize what was
valuable and what was superfluous.ö He added that with its prior complex
backdrops, the band had pushed rock arrangements about as far as they could go.

Thus, by seeking accessibility not as a strategy but as an expression of the joy
of making music with valued friends, TV on the Radio presents itself on ôSeedsö
in a different and thoroughly enjoyable form without detracting from its
impressive body of work. Here, something new is far from something less.



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Artist: TV On The Radio
Album: Seeds
Bitrate: 261kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Harvest
Genre: Indie
Size: 103.81 megs
PlayTime: 0h 52min 43sec total
Rip Date: 2014-11-13
Store Date: 2014-11-14

Track List:
--------
01. Quartz                           3:58
02. Careful You                      5:12
03. Could You                        4:01
04. Happy Idiot                      3:03
05. Test Pilot                       4:41
06. Love Stained                     4:20
07. Ride                             6:29
08. Right Now                        4:23
09. Winter                           3:41
10. Lazerray                         3:37
11. Trouble                          4:34
12. Seeds                            4:44

Release Notes:
--------
In the course of its first four full-length albums, TV on the Radio managed to
make experimental music accessible to indie-rock fans. It did so by assimilating
and then incorporating many popular forms, sometimes placing them in plain view,
at other times burying them within its highly textured arrangements. On its
fifth album, “Seeds” (Harvest), out next week, the Brooklyn-based group pushes
forward its accessible side without sacrificing the delights of its advanced
approach to orchestration.

Vocalist Tunde Adebimpe and multi-instrumentalists Jaleel Bunton, Kyp Malone and
David Sitek meld so thoroughly elements of modern art rock with a heavy dose of
electronics—as well as the blues, doo-wop, punk, and free- and New Orleans-style
jazz—that TV on the Radio has never sounded like any band but itself. Some of
the myriad influences are revealed in the members’ extracurricular activities:
Mr. Adebimpe sang with Massive Attack and the Malian groups Tinariwen and Amadou
& Mariam; Mr. Sitek produced Jane’s Addiction, Oh Land, Santigold and Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, among others; and Mr. Malone’s 2009 solo project, Rain Machine, was
influenced by avant-garde saxophonists Albert Ayler and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Toss a few recordings by those artists on a mixtape or playlist and add superior
electronic music, and the resulting flow would call to mind the distinctive TV
on the Radio blend.

On “Seeds,” unlike the band’s previous albums, the vocals are out in front and
rarely do they need to overcome a surrounding maelstrom. As if to symbolize the
altered attitude, the album opens with “Quartz,” which features layered voices
first in high harmony and then down on the bottom with the pulsing bass and kick
drum. “Test Pilot” is a romantic ballad that profits from a gorgeous performance
by Mr. Adebimpe, while “Lazerray” is full-tilt rock ’n’ roll. Bells and chimes
accompany the acoustic guitar that underpins the opening of “Trouble.” Big
sci-fi synthesizers arrive in waves to provide the platform on “Careful Love.”

The band hasn’t abandoned the use of multilayered backing tracks. After the
harmony vocals drift away in “Love Stained,” the percussion shifts into double
time and threatening noises swamp the midrange. “Ride” opens with somber,
sustained piano chords and synth strings before the band kicks in; late in the
track, roaring guitars blast through the chaos. “Happy Idiot” takes off as if a
dance hit and never surrenders the feel when instruments pile atop Mr. Bunton’s
driving percussion. In “Trouble,” washes of synths eventually overtake the
acoustic instruments.

What’s missing on “Seeds,” when compared with earlier TV on the Radio
recordings, is a sense of brooding discontent. That’s intentional, said Mr.
Adebimpe last week by phone from Los Angeles, where the band was on a brief
hiatus before its tour of the U.S. and Canada resumes this week. Following the
2011 death of band member Gerard Smith at age 36 after a battle with lung
cancer, and the release of its album “Nine Types of Light,” TV on the Radio took
an extended break. When the musicians reconvened, they embraced a new philosophy
for writing and recording: If the top line wasn’t hummable, the band put the
song aside. Inspired by the directness of performances by the likes of Nat King
Cole, Sam Cooke and traditional blues artists—where the arrangements support and
complement the singer—the members were more interested in visceral impact and a
recognizable musical lexicon.

With Mr. Sitek producing at his Los Angeles studio, the quartet recorded
quickly. Mr. Adebimpe said, “We’ve been at this long enough to realize what was
valuable and what was superfluous.” He added that with its prior complex
backdrops, the band had pushed rock arrangements about as far as they could go.

Thus, by seeking accessibility not as a strategy but as an expression of the joy
of making music with valued friends, TV on the Radio presents itself on “Seeds”
in a different and thoroughly enjoyable form without detracting from its
impressive body of work. Here, something new is far from something less.



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