Album: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV on the Radio (2004)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Sophisticated
Record Label: Harvest
Format: Album

Description: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is a 2004 debut 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.

Artist Background: TV on the Radio is an American indie rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro to soul music. The group has released several EPs including their debut Young Liars (2003), and four critically acclaimed studio albums: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (2004), Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), Dear Science (2008), and Nine Types of Light (2011). For the bulk of their existence, the core TV on the Radio lineup has been ... Part of the Brooklyn, New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Spoon, Menomena, The Walkmen, Wolf Parade

Music Scene: Part of the Brooklyn, New York, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, Sophisticated, 2000s, Album, Harvest

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Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is a 2004 debut 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.

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