What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

TV ON THE RADIO - NINE TYPES OF LIGHT (2011)

I can't review albums the way you guys do...such an excellent job!

However I will say that TV on the Radio's Nine Types of Light is a keeper ! I am almost certain that it was recommended by one of you kind gents earlier as it was only released on 11 April of this year.

Their style is hard to pin down...their wiki says indie rock, art rock, funk. This unique and entertaining
quintet from Brooklyn, N.Y. started in 2001 with release of OK Calculator (reference to Radiohead's OK Computer ?). I think the reason I like this so much is because it reminds me of the Bowie albums before Young Americans, Let's Dance,etc. and the Velvet Underground (Lou Reed in particular). The merging of the two makes for a very light entertaining retro album. The music is basic and primal but it still holds your interest throughout.

Their associated acts include Celebration, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jane's Addiction, Maximum Balloon, Rain Machine and yes babebalicious actress Scarlett Johannson (one CD - 2008 - Bowie wrote 2 songs for her...common thread here?). If you listen to this retro late sixties/early seventies sounding album then maybe you could steer me in the direction of artists that you think are similar. Sometimes the similar artist thing is incorrect IMO and doesn't work.