TV on the Radio
"Nine Types of Light" (Vinyl)

Progress on this blog will slow dramatically for the next few weeks as I'm out of town and can only listen to albums I "own" on the iPod while I'm toodling about.  

In 2011 TV on the Radio dropped this, their fourth major-label full-length LP.  It received a lot of buzz for a band that's off the public's radar (Justin Bieber they are not.)
My first listen I was a little disappointed; the album felt flaccid and uninteresting compared to their earlier albums which always featured ground-breaking noise combinations.  They sounded unlike anything I'd ever heard prior.

But after digesting this album for a while (I've probably listened to this album 20 times now) I've decided that "accessible" is the best word to use. TV on the Radio wasn't always a band who's palette appealed to everyone.  With "Nine Types" they cross a boundary into more familiar, comfortable land where their unique sonic tapestry meshes with a more common idiom.

In short: in many respects, it's their best work yet.  Let's hope TVotR can't disappoint any worse than this!