TV on the Radio
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TV on the Radio is an American indie rock band known for its experimental blend of art rock, electronic, and soul influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TV on the Radio canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10008605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TV on the Radio Context triple: [4AD, notableArtist, TV on the Radio]
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A.
The Shins
The Shins are an American indie rock band known for their melodic, introspective songs and influential role in the early 2000s indie music scene.
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B.
Band of Horses
Band of Horses is an American indie rock band known for its atmospheric sound, emotive lyrics, and albums like "Everything All the Time" and "Cease to Begin."
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C.
Parquet Courts
Parquet Courts is an American indie rock band known for its sharp, punk-influenced sound and intellectually charged, socially observant lyrics.
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D.
The Walkmen
The Walkmen are an American indie rock band known for their atmospheric sound, vintage instrumentation, and critically acclaimed albums like "Bows + Arrows."
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E.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band from New York City known for their art-punk style, energetic performances, and charismatic frontwoman Karen O.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TV on the Radio Target entity description: TV on the Radio is an American indie rock band known for its experimental blend of art rock, electronic, and soul influences.
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A.
The Shins
The Shins are an American indie rock band known for their melodic, introspective songs and influential role in the early 2000s indie music scene.
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B.
Band of Horses
Band of Horses is an American indie rock band known for its atmospheric sound, emotive lyrics, and albums like "Everything All the Time" and "Cease to Begin."
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C.
Parquet Courts
Parquet Courts is an American indie rock band known for its sharp, punk-influenced sound and intellectually charged, socially observant lyrics.
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D.
The Walkmen
The Walkmen are an American indie rock band known for their atmospheric sound, vintage instrumentation, and critically acclaimed albums like "Bows + Arrows."
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E.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band from New York City known for their art-punk style, energetic performances, and charismatic frontwoman Karen O.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indie rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 2001 ⓘ |
| album |
Dear Science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Types of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Return to Cookie Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Maximum Balloon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scarlett Johansson NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeah Yeah Yeahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Shortlist Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardWork | Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalRecognitionFor | Dear Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| debutEP | Young Liars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutEPReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 2001 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
art rock ⓘ electronic rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ post-punk revival ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blend of art rock, electronic, and soul influences
ⓘ
experimental sound ⓘ |
| member |
David Andrew Sitek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaleel Bunton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyp Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunde Adebimpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Spin Album of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedWork | Return to Cookie Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dear Science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Types of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Return to Cookie Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Staring at the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Like Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Liars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Brooklyn, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pastMember | Gerard Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
4AD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ Touch and Go Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TV on the Radio Description of subject: TV on the Radio is an American indie rock band known for its experimental blend of art rock, electronic, and soul influences.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.