TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (20th Anniversary Edition)Originally released in 2004, TV on the Radios debut album is nine songs about (in no particular order) discordant living, misrepresentation, how nothing can be, life, afterlife, love and love after hours. These are pop songs. These are rock songs. These are art songs. Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes began right where TVOTRs 2003 debut EP Young Liars left off, propelled into uncharted sonic territory. Undeniably catchy songs with incredible

This reissue on Third Man features the previously unreleased ''This Old Heart' (originally by James Brown) an outtake from the 'Life

This kind of girl group pairing with punk rock was unusual at the time and it provided a much-needed antidote to the male dominated skinny tie brigade

and a bespoke electronics rig of his own creation

'Vinyl Adventures from Istanbul to San Francisco'

With additional production

love and loss are finally up front and in high fidelity

and still finds time to host her monthly radio show on Worldwide FM

While The Iron Is Hot

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Midori Takada (on vibraphone)

The Velvet Underground and Cat Power amongst others

seemed like a plan