September 8, 2005 | Posted by Blair at 2:15 PM

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Dry Drunk Emperor by TV On The Radio

Taken directly from the Touch & Go website:

A Gift To You From TV On The Radio

"we (tvotr) were back in the studio thinking and feeling again and made this song for all our... everybody... in the absence of a true leader we must not forget that we are still together.... hearts are sick ... minds must change ... it is our hope that this song inspires, comforts, fosters courage, and reminds us... this darkness cannot last if we work together. let us help each other... heal each other.... look after one another ... the human heart is our new capitol.... this song is for you.... us.....we....them... it is free. pass it on.

TO THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA : NEW YORK
CITY'S HEART IS WITH YOU... STAY STRONG !
WE LOVE YOU . -tvotr"

********************UPDATE*********************************
LIFEBOAT from Brooklyn - Gulf Coast Hurricane Benefit
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Union Pool - 84 Union Ave (at Meeker next to the BQE)
Phone: (718) 609-0484 (L Train to Lorimer Ave)

11pm - TV on the Radio
10pm - Mighty Fine (with special guest Matt Sweeney - Chavez, Bonnie
"Prince" Billy, Zwan )
9pm - Rockets And Cars
8pm - Celebration
7pm - FAKERS
6pm - Dealer

Between sets The Ryan Sawyer Project playing New Orleans style jazz - $10 minimum donation. Also, the Beehive Girls will cut hair from 5pm to sundown
Gumbo, Red Beans & Rice, Greens & Cornbread plates $5
EVERY DRINK YOU BUY THE MONEY WILL BE DONATED!!
Raffles (tickets range from $10 to $50 ) for items such as Mick Rock prints,
Diesel merch, and others.
All proceeds will go to The MercyCorps organization. www.mercycorps.org

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There are LOTS and lots of Benefit concerts being planned in NYC, and there's prolly more out in LA and other parts of the country, so I'll be putting up information as I get it.

Comments

Go boys go...

Posted by: Greg at September 8, 2005 3:05 PM

TVOTR never fail to impress. The fact that this is just a one-off benefit song leaves me salivating for the next full-length. Awesome.

Posted by: Cameron at September 8, 2005 5:22 PM

re: the next album... can you say, "hello thin white duke?"

Posted by: robot blair at September 8, 2005 9:15 PM

What an amazing track.

Something about TV On The Radio's music always carries a certain sense of importance in my mind - when I first heard Young Liars EP and the album, I had this feeling that I was directly connecting to some higher inspiration, that I was hearing something that was entirely singular and new. I completely freaked out when I heard the EP, the LP had the same effect, and this song gave me the shivers.

Posted by: Akio at September 8, 2005 9:28 PM

When I first heard TVOTR I thought they were really great, but when I saw them live they became one of my favorite bands. This new track made my day. I put up some mp3s of dragons of zynth(who sould a lot like TVOTR) and celebration (who is playing the show in this post) on my blog. Both bands have been working with TVOTR on their new album and I can't wait to hear it.

my blog's name is "doitoldmaid"

Posted by: corey at September 8, 2005 10:13 PM

Corey - I'm going to run over right now and check those out. I've heard of Dragons of Zynth via the TVotR connection but I couldn't find anything about them.

Posted by: Akio at September 9, 2005 4:11 AM

this makes me so very happy.

Posted by: Lana at September 11, 2005 1:00 PM

DOZ under fire!!! @ PIANOS , OCT. 4th, w/AWESOME COLOR and OTHER PASSENGERS!!! roar

Posted by: at September 11, 2005 1:49 PM
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