TV On The Radio

TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio performing at the 2008 Treasure Island Festival
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, art rock
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Federal Prism, Interscope, 4AD, Touch and Go
Associated acts	Celebration, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, David Bowie, Dragons of Zynth, Nine Inch Nails, Antibalas, Blonde Redhead, Nevermen, Iran, Maximum Balloon, Rain Machine, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band
Website	tvontheradioband.com
Members	Tunde Adebimpe David Sitek Kyp Malone Jaleel Bunton
Past members	Gerard Smith

TV on the Radio is an American indie rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York.

The group has released several EPs including their debut Young Liars (2003), and five studio albums: Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (2004), Return to Cookie Mountain (2006), Dear Science (2008), Nine Types of Light (2011), and Seeds (2014).

For most of the band's existence, the core TV on the Radio lineup has been Tunde Adebimpe (vocals/loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars/keyboards/loops), Kyp Malone (vocals/guitars/bass/loops) and Jaleel Bunton (drums/vocals/loops/guitars) as official members. Gerard Smith (bass/keyboards) was with the band from 2005 until his death in 2011.

Other contributors have included David Bowie, Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, Martin Perna of Antibalas, Colin Stetson, and Katrina Ford of Celebration.