- indie rock, post-rock, experimental rock
- 47 min
- 9 tracks
- 4AD
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is the 2004 debut album by the American art rock band TV on the Radio. The album was recorded at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn. It was awarded the Shortlist Music Prize for 2004.
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Character
Character-led, contemporary, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 79/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- NME8/10
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB
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Tracks
- 1The Wrong Way4:38
- 2Staring at the Sun3:27
- 3Dreams5:09
- 4King Eternal4:28
- 5Ambulance4:55
- 6Poppy6:07
- 7Don’t Love You5:31
- 8Bomb Yourself5:32
- 9Wear You Out7:20
9 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- TV on the Radio
- Label
- 4AD
- Released
- 2004
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Enhanced CD
- Country
- AU
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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