Nine Types of Light

Nine Types of Light
Studio album by
TV on the Radio
ReleasedApril 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
Recorded2010
Studio
  • Federal Prism (Glendale, California)
  • Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Head Gear (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre
Length43:40
LabelInterscope
ProducerDavid Andrew Sitek
TV on the Radio chronology
Dear Science
(2008) 		Nine Types of Light
(2011) 		Seeds
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[3]
Metacritic82/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−[1]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.7/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin8/10[12]

Nine Types of Light is the fourth studio album by American rock band TV on the Radio, released on April 11, 2011, through Interscope Records. It is the final TV on the Radio album to feature bassist Gerard Smith, who died of lung cancer nine days after it was released. The album's lead single "Will Do" was released on February 23, 2011.[13] Its closing track, "Caffeinated Consciousness", was made available on the band's website as a free download on March 10, 2011.[14]

Critical response

Nine Types of Light was very well received by critics and has a "Universal Acclaim" rating of 82 at review aggregating website Metacritic.[4] The Quietus were effusive in their praise of the album and, in particular, Dave Sitek's role of producer noting his "skill as a handsome texturologist." They concluded: "Nine Types Of Light offers a far less opulent, more modest ecology when compared to their earlier work, but it speaks of a far more mature and realistic notion of love: based on caring, understanding, patience, soulful connection."[15] Pitchfork opined that "Nine Types of Light shows how TV on the Radio's transmissions can be just as effective and affecting when delivered free of static and noise."[16]

Film

The band created an accompanying film to go with the album, an hourlong visual companion that offers music videos for all of Nine Types of Light's tracks. Packaged with a deluxe version of the CD, the film also exists on YouTube in its entirety.[17] Characterized by eclectic visual style and thematic content as well as TV on the Radio's diverse, unique sound, the film allows for a different interpretation and method of experiencing the album. Directed by singer Tunde Adebimpe (with different directors helming the individual clips, see below for list), the film also features interviews with a variety of New Yorkers discussing topics including dreams, love, fame, and the future. A humorous epilogue, set to the song "You" and featuring the band members meeting for lunch ten years after a fictional breakup, concludes the film. Overall, the work can be seen as Afrofuturistic, particularly the video for "Will Do," which incorporates virtual-reality technology to tell a unique love story starring Adebimpe and Joy Bryant.

Track listing

  1. "Second Song" – 4:22
  2. "Keep Your Heart" – 5:43
  3. "You" – 4:05
  4. "No Future Shock" – 4:03
  5. "Killer Crane" – 6:15
  6. "Will Do" – 3:46
  7. "New Cannonball Blues" – 4:34
  8. "Repetition" – 3:46
  9. "Forgotten" – 3:40
  10. "Caffeinated Consciousness" – 3:21
Deluxe version
  2. "All Falls Down" – 4:55
  3. "Will Do" (Switch Remix) – 5:20
  4. "Will Do" (XXXChange Dancehall Mix) – 3:45
iTunes version
  2. "Troubles" (bonus track) – 3:04
Film[18][19]
  1. "Caffeinated Consciousness" – dir. Tim Nackashi – 02:27
  2. "Second Song" – dir. Michael Please – 05:46
  3. "New Cannonball Blues" – dir. Maya Erdelyi – 11:05
  4. "No Future Shock" – dir. Jon Moritsugu & Amy Davis – 15:11
  5. "Repetition" – dir. Johnerick Lawson – 19:38
  6. "Will Do" – dir. Dugan O'Neal – 24:48
  7. "Keep Your Heart" – dir. Petro Papahadjopoulos – 28:29
  8. "Forgotten" – dir. Tunde Adebimpe – 34:09
  9. "Killer Crane" – dir. TV on the Radio & Dano Cerny – 39:26
  10. "You" – dir. Barney Clay – 49:17
  11. "Dragon Backwards" – dir. Tim Nackashi, Tunde Adebimpe & Jaleel Bunton – 59:09

Personnel

TV on the Radio

Additional musicians

  • Priscilla Ahn – background vocals
  • Stuart Bogie – horn
  • Peter Hess – horn
  • Dan Huron – percussion
  • Michael Irwin – horn
  • Kevin Moehringer – horn
  • Gillian Rivers – strings
  • Todd Simon – horn
  • Kenny Wang – strings (viola)
  • Lauren Weaver – strings

Production

Design

  • Tunde Adebimpe – art direction, designer
  • David Andrew Sitek – art direction, designer, photographer
  • Nick Walker – assistant photographer

Charts

Chart performance for Nine Types of Light
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 68
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 82
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 68
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 39
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 65
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 33
US Billboard 200[31] 12

References

  1. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (April 12, 2011). "Paul Simon/TV on the Radio". MSN Music. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Nine Types Of Light by TV on the Radio reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for Nine Types of Light by TV on the Radio". Metacritic. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ^ O'Neal, Sean (April 12, 2011). "TV On The Radio: Nine Types Of Light". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Greenwald, Andy (April 13, 2011). "Nine Types of Light". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Jonze, Tim (April 7, 2011). "TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Barton, Chris (April 11, 2011). "Album review: TV on the Radio's 'Nine Types of Light'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  9. ^ Crossan, Jamie (April 6, 2011). "Album Review: TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light (Interscope)". NME. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  10. ^ Berman, Stuart (April 12, 2011). "TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  11. ^ Dolan, Jon (April 12, 2011). "Nine Types of Light". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  12. ^ Fennessey, Sean (April 12, 2011). "TV on the Radio, 'Nine Types of Light' (Interscope)". Spin. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  13. ^ Gaston, Peter (February 23, 2011). "Listen: New TV on the Radio Song!". Spin. Spin Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  14. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 11, 2011). "New TV on the Radio: "Caffeinated Consciousness"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  15. ^ "TV On The Radio Nine Types Of Light". The Quietus. The Quietus. April 14, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "Nine Types of Light". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. April 12, 2011.
  17. ^ "TV On The Radio – Nine Types of Light". YouTube. April 8, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  18. ^ "WATCH IT: TV On The Radio "Nine Types Of Light" (various dir.)". VideoStatic. April 13, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  19. ^ "TV On The Radio: Nine Types of Light | My Site". Directorsnotes.com. April 14, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  20. ^ "Australiancharts.com – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  23. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Lescharts.com – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  25. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  26. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography TV on the Radio". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Charts.nz – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  31. ^ "TV on the Radio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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