Nine Types Of Light (studio album)
by TV On The Radio
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Nine Types Of Light is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by TV On The Radio on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by TV On The Radio is Dear Science which is ranked number 583 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,918.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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90/100  | 11/02/2025 03:10 | lanadeleswift | | 87/100 |
70/100 | 10/31/2025 18:22 | MaxStorm98 | | 89/100 |
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Album Rating: 78.40
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Dragged down by ‘Repetition’ which is as close to a poor TVotR track as you will ever see.
1. "Second Song" – 4:22 - 86
2. "Keep Your Heart" – 5:43 - 79
3. "You" – 4:05 - 74
4. "No Future Shock" – 4:03 - 69
5. "Killer Crane" – 6:15 - 85
6. "Will Do" – 3:46 - 87
7. "New Cannonball Blues" – 4:34 - 77
8. "Repetition" – 3:46 - 66
9. "Forgotten" – 3:40 - 85
10. "Caffeinated Consciousness" – 3:21 - 76
Deluxe version:
11. "All Falls Down" – 4:55 (N/A - 66 - N/A)
12. "Will Do" (Switch Remix) – 5:20 (N/A - 85 - N/A)
13. "Will Do" (XXXChange Dancehall Mix) – 3:45 (N/A - 86 - N/A)
iTunes version:
14. "Troubles" (bonus track) – 3:04 (N/A - 67 - N/A)
LebowskiRams 04/02/2019 00:06
Fuck it, this is great
Strangel 12/07/2016 03:35
This album is a lot better than some give it credit for. Sure, it's less groundbreaking and dynamic than their previous 2 albums but it's choc-full of great, catchy tracks. It's a significantly better effort than Seeds which just hasn't gelled with me at all.
zags7000 06/12/2015 07:18
After their previous albums this one may feel underwhelming. However, if you give this one a try more and more then you will see this has plenty of great songs on it.
tbakeman 01/29/2013 20:19
perfectly alright album
Always liked the album, but just noticed I had rated every single song with at least 4 stars on my itunes, which means I liked them a lot! Maybe if this came before Dear Science it would get more love than it does ...
samistake2ice 07/04/2012 15:09
For where seemed to be heading, its a step back. Plain and simple.
jhuik 01/01/2012 23:04
This has its slips and falls but there are a lot of really good tracks, especially You, the single Will Do and the gorgeous Killer Crane. I also find Repetition amusing.
Very good. But as with every album this year, I find enough things wrong with it, so I don't exactly love it... Like that over the top falsetto at the end of Keep Your Heart or the repetition in Repetition... And a couple more songs that aren't that great... But when it's good it's good, Will Do and Caffeinated Consciousness are probably my favourites, and just in general I love the energy of it (and the occasional calmer moments when they arrive). Rhythm section is flawless.
Top 10 of the year for me
edit: it got better for me with each listen, esp. after seeing the 1 hour film (including music videos for each song) for this on youtube - the part with "You" at the end is just amazing and I think it is one of the reasons I find the song to be one of the highlights of the album now
Top 5 of the year now for me :)
No where near Dear Science Standard But still Good
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