Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes | ||||
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Studio album by TV on the Radio | ||||
Released | March 9, 2004 | |||
Recorded | Headgear Studio, Brooklyn, August-September 2003 | |||
Genre | Art rock | |||
Length | 47:04 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Touch and Go, 4AD | |||
Producer | David Andrew Sitek | |||
TV on the Radio chronology | ||||
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Singles from Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Blender | |
Entertainment Weekly | A |
NME | 8/10 |
The Observer | |
Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10 |
Q | |
Rolling Stone | |
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The Village Voice | B |
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is the 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.
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.