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Seeds by TV on the Radio
Seeds is an album by TV on the Radio, released in 2014. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 24 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Happy Idiot”, on 21 lists with a best position of #13.
Seeds, the fifth album from Brooklyn's TV on the Radio, came out on Harvest Records on November 18, 2014, following Nine Types of Light. It was their first record since bassist Gerard Smith died in 2011, and the band that made it is the core four: Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone singing, Dave Sitek on guitars and keyboards, Jaleel Bunton on drums, all of them working the loops.
For a band that has always sounded like a storm front, this one lets a lot of light in. The grooves are brighter and the melodies more direct, and "Happy Idiot", the first single out on September 2, 2014, is a propulsive, new wave-flavored kick of a song. "Trouble" followed it onto the countdowns, a slow, soulful lift with the band's warmth right up front.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Seeds on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Idiot | 21 | #13 | – | 2014–2025 | |
| 2 | Trouble | 3 | #21 | – | 2015–2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.