Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

by TV on the Radio

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 March 2004
  • Label: Touch And Go
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:00:36
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 12 ratings

Artists on this release: Babatunde Adebimpe, Chris Coady, Kyp Malone

Album Notes & Community Reviews

TV on the Radio's debut full-length establishes their unique blend of doo-wop, post-punk, and experimental electronics. 'Desperate Youth...' is a dense, soulful, and political album that sounds like nothing else. It won the Shortlist Music Prize.

Genres

Descriptors: protest, experimental, falsetto, dissonant, effects-laden

Tracklist

  1. The Wrong Way (04:38)
  2. Staring at the Sun (03:26)
  3. Dreams (05:09)
  4. King Eternal (04:27)
  5. Ambulance (04:54)
  6. Poppy (06:07)
  7. Don't Love You (05:31)
  8. Bomb Yourself (05:31)
  9. Wear You Out (07:20)
  10. You Could Be Love - Bonus Track (07:16)
  11. Staring at the Sun (Demo) - Bonus Track (06:17)

Credits

  • David Babbitt - design
  • Chris Moore - engineer
  • Paul Mahajan - engineer
  • Chris Coady - engineer [w/ extra special help from]
  • Steve Fallone - mastered by
  • David Andrew Sitek - music by
  • Brian Alesi - photography by
  • Stella Alesi - photography by [band photo]
  • Kyp Malone - vocals, guitar, loops
  • Babatunde Adebimpe - vocals, loops

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