TV Girl

TV Girl
TV Girl performing in January 2017
TV Girl performing in January 2017
Background information
OriginSan Diego, California, U.S.
GenresIndie pop[1]
Years active2010–present
Members
  • Brad Petering
  • Jason Wyman
  • Wyatt Harmon
Past member(s)
  • Trung Ngo
  • Joel Williams
  • Dan Komin
Websiteamericasfavoriteindieband.com

TV Girl is an American indie pop band from San Diego, California.[2][3] Brad Petering, Jason Wyman, and Wyatt Harmon are in the band. As of 2023, this band is in Los Angeles.[4]

The band released its first three EPs in 2010 and a mixtape in 2012. They released Who Really Cares (TV Girl album) in 2016. Other albums such as Death of a Party Girl were released in 2018, and Grapes Upon the Vine in 2023.

History

In 2010, TV Girl was formed in San Diego, California by Trung Ngo and Brad Petering with no goal other than hanging out.[5]

In 2014, TV Girl released French Exit. Bandwagon Magazine called it "remarkably solid".

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
LTU
[6] 		POL
[7]
French Exit 26 —
Who Really Cares
  • Released: February 26, 2016[9]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 6 67
Death of a Party Girl
  • Released: May 8, 2018[10]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 — —
Grapes Upon the Vine
  • Released: June 30, 2023[11]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle
  • Released: May 4, 2012
  • Label: Greedhead Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected details
Title Details
Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band
(with Madison Acid)
Summer's Over
(with Jordana)
  • Released: October 13, 2021
  • Label: Grand Jury Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Demo albums

List of demo albums, with selected details
Title Details
Blurry Girls (Demos, Unreleased Songs, and Other Ephemera)[12]
  • Released: June 21, 2012
  • Label: Self-published
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
TV Girl
  • Released: October 21, 2010
  • Label: Self-published
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Benny and the Jetts
  • Released: July 25, 2011
  • Label: Self-published
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Lonely Women
  • Released: June 18, 2013
  • Label: Self-published
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Night In Question: French Exit Outtakes
  • Released: May 1, 2020
  • Label: Self-published
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of songs, with year released and album
Title Year Album Notes
"Girls Like Me" 2011 Non-album singles
"Sarah (Meet Me in the Sauna)"
"Diet-Coke" 2012
"I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now"
"She Smokes In Bed" 2013
"Average Guy (Blame)"
(with Monster Rally) 		[a]
"Natalie Wood" 2015

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications and album
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[13] 		US
Rock
[14] 		CAN
[15] 		CIS
[16] 		EST
[16] 		IRE
[17] 		LTU
[18] 		LVA
[16] 		UK
[19] 		UK
Indie
[20]
"Lovers Rock" 2014 — 13 90 149 126 82 35 101 84 27 French Exit
"Cigarettes Out the Window" 2016 20 17 — — — — 36 — — 46 Who Really Cares
"Not Allowed" 4 13 — — — — 27 — — 34
"Blue Hair" 2018 — 11 — — — 95 99 — — 35 Death of a Party Girl
"Better in the Dark"
(with Jordana) 		2021 — 36 — — — — — — — — Summer's Over
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Produced albums

Notes

  1. ↑ "Average Guy (Blame)" was released on streaming platforms in 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew (March 2, 2023). "The Weeknd & Ariana Grande Hope for No. 1 With 'Die for You' Remix". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Taylor, John (August 9, 2012). "Discovery: TV Girl". Interview Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Abrams, Jonny. "Interview: TV Girl". Rocksucker. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "If You Want It". Pitchfork. October 22, 2010. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ↑ Courtney, James. "What Comes After Chillwave? California's TV Girl". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ↑ Peaks on the Lithuanian Albums chart:
  7. ↑ ""OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy"" (Note: Change the date to 05.01.2024–11.01.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:".). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. October 6, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ "French Exit | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Who Really Cares | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Death of a Party Girl | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Grapes Upon the Vine | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Blurry Girls (Demos, Unreleased Songs, and Other Ephemera) by TV Girl" – via Genius.
  13. ↑ Peaks on the Bubbling Under Hot 100:
  14. ↑ Peaks on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart:
  15. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 20, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "TV Girl - TopHit - Highway To Airplay". TopHit. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Discography TV Girl". irish-charts.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ Peaks in Lithuania:
  19. ↑ "TV Girl". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  20. ↑ Peaks in UK Independent Singles Chart:
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 "British certifications – TV Girl". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 April 2023. Type TV Girl in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. ↑ "Posthumous Release, by Coma Cinema". Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Bandcamp.