It’s been two decades since TV On The Radio released their debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes. To celebrate, the band’s original label Touch and Go Records, will release an anniversary edition of the project with five bonus tracks, two of which are previously unreleased tracks. The first, “Final Fantasy,” is out now and is an early demo of what became the song “Bomb Yourself.” The LP drops on November 15th.

Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, is an album full of rich, bruising ideas about life, love and loss. Lyrically but especially sonically, Desperate Youth, captured the dystopian hum of post-9/11 America (a war in Iraq, a proto-right-wing political regime, a surveillance state threatening personal agency at home), putting a voice to the general unease young people felt at the time. Kyp shared vocal duties with Tunde, creating a unique vocal fingerprint that further distinguished them from their peers.

Known for their incredible live shows, TV On The Radio (Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone and Jaleel Bunton) will end a five-year break from performing with a string of dates this fall at New York’s Webster Hall, Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre and London’s Islington Assembly Hall. Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 12th at 10:00 AM local time.

TV On The Radio’s original lineup includes Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), Dave Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and Jaleel Bunton (drums, bass, vocals, loops, guitars). Gerard Smith (rip).

TV On The Radio
Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes 20th Anniversary Edition
track list:

1. The Wrong Way
2. Dreams
3. King Eternal
4. Ambulance
5. Poppy
6. Don’t Love You
7. Bomb Yourself
8. Wear You Out
9. Staring At The Sun
10. You Could Be Love
11. Staring At The Sun (Demo)*
12. New Health Rock (single)*
13. Modern Romance (from the “New Health Rock” single)*
14. Final Fantasy (2004 recording)*
15. Dry Drunk Emperor (2005 recording)*

*bonus tracks

TV On The Radio 2024 tour dates:

November 25 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
November 26 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
November 29 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
November 30 – New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
December 4 – Los Angeles @ El Rey Theatre
December 5 – Los Angeles @ El Rey Theatre
December 7 – Los Angeles @ El Rey Theatre
December 10 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
December 11 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
December 12 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall

order tickets for TV On The Radio HERE