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HOT OFF THE PRESS (#12) - TV on the Radio & Cold War Kids

by Nick Courtright

 

It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for Nick Courtright’s weekly first glance at music discovered in the last seven days, whether it be just-released, just-leaked, or some long-lost gem that has remained under the radar. Click here for other recent editions of Hot Off the Press, featuring acts such as of Montreal, Peter Bjorn & John, Vivian Girls, Bodies of Water, White Denim, Conor Oberst, The Walkmen, The Bug, Fight Bite, and Grizzly Bear.

TV on the Radio – Dear Science,

released September 23 on DGC/Interscope

Report Card: A

There has always been the foul stench of drama around TV on the Radio. Maybe it has something to do with their obnoxiously broad appeal, or their innately overblown sound, or maybe it has something to do with band’s position as one of the very, very few notable bands of racial diversity in indie rock, a reality that has seemed to make the frustratingly pasty music media a little comfortable and self-congratulatory in their praise. All this put together has bred a certain stink about the band, as if they weren’t actually that good at all, and their bombast and the resulting acclaim was merely a token reward from the affirmative-action minded who have been wounded by indie rock’s apparent elitism. Unfortunately, though, for the conspiracy theorists who want to diminish the band, TV on the Radio—separated from all this sorry gunk—can be pretty fucking good.

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Wed Sep 24 2008 · Posted in Daily

Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me

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Directed by Sopie Muller

New video from the Cold War Kids for "Something Is Not Right With Me" from their forthcoming Loyalty to Loyalty.

Wed Sep 17 2008 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com

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