Turns out those teasers really did mean something major — TV on the Radio are coming back. It's almost been a decade since TVOTR released Seeds, and it's been five years since they opened for Weezer and Pixies at Madison Square Garden, their last time on stage as a band.
That's about to change with the announcement of a short run of shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, which is also getting a deluxe reissue.
TV on the Radio's return isn't entirely complete, however, as guitarist and producer David Andrew Sitek "is unable to join the live shows." Instead, the band will consist of Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone and Jaleel Bunton. The trio are playing four shows at New York's Webster Hall, plus three nights each at Los Angeles's El Rey Theatre and London's Islington Assembly Hall. It's gonna be a bloodbath trying to get those tickets, so good luck to all involved.
The deluxe Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes reissue is coming out on Touch and Go, which released the original and has been mostly inactive since around 2009. The reissue has a few previously unreleased recordings, which include today's "Final Fantasy," an early version of the Desperate Youth track "Bomb Yourself."
Check out "Final Fantasy," the reissue tracklist and TVOTR's tour dates below.
Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes 20th Anniversary Edition:
1. The Wrong Way
2. Dreams
3. King Eternal
4. Ambulance
5. Poppy
6. Don't Love You
7. Bomb Yourself
8. Wear You Out
9. Staring at the Sun
10. You Could Be Love
11. Staring at the Sun (Demo)*
12. New Health Rock (single)*
13. Modern Romance (from the "New Health Rock" single)*
14. Final Fantasy (2004 recording)*
15. Dry Drunk Emperor (2005 recording)*
*Bonus tracks
TV on the Radio 2024 tour dates:
11/25 New York, NY - Webster Hall
11/26 New York, NY - Webster Hall
11/29 New York, NY - Webster Hall
11/30 New York, NY - Webster Hall
12/04 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
12/05 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
12/07 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
12/10 London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
12/11 London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
12/12 London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall