MOG Editorial Review

After over a decade leading the charge of Brooklyn's experimental indie rock scene, TV on the Radio have continued to throw curveballs at listeners on Nine Types of Light. While the band have come to be known for a mix of art-rock, electro, soul, and (after 2008's Dear Science) even funk, the band have once again moved in a new direction by embracing ballads more than ever before. Tracks like "Will Do" and "Killer Crane" show TV on the Radio at their most heartfelt, the latter of which is their first song to noticeably feature acoustic and wind instruments. Still, they manage to merge their new sound with their upbeat, politically charged past work on "Repetition," and the album's loudest moment is saved for closer "Caffeinated Consciousness," a reminder that they'll never be afraid to crank up the volume.