{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = Nine Types of Light | type = studio | artist = TV on the Radio | cover = NTOL.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2011|4|11}} | recorded = 2010 | studio = {{hlist|Federal Prism (Glendale, California)|Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, New York)|Head Gear (Brooklyn, New York)}} | genre = * Art rock<ref name = MSN /> * soul<ref name = AllMusic /> | length = {{Duration|m=43|s=40}} | label = Interscope | producer = David Andrew Sitek | prev_title = Read Silence | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Seeds | next_year = 2014 }} {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/2887/TV-on-the-Radio-Nine-Types-Of-Light.aspx|title=Nine Types Of Light by TV on the Radio reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref> | MC = 82/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/nine-types-of-light/tv-on-the-radio|title=Reviews for Nine Types of Light by TV on the Radio|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Phares|first=Heather|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nine-types-of-light-mw0002112155|title=Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2Score = A<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/tv-on-the-radio-inine-types-of-lighti-54450|title=TV On The Radio: Nine Types Of Light|work=The A.V. Club|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3Score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenwald|first=Andy|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2011/04/13/nine-types-light-review-tv-radio-music-ewcom|title=Nine Types of Light|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 13, 2011|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Jonze|first=Tim|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/07/tv-radio-nine-types-review|title=TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light – review|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=April 7, 2011|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Barton|first=Chris|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/04/album-review-tv-on-the-radios-nine-types-of-light.html|title=Album review: TV on the Radio's 'Nine Types of Light'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 11, 2011|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | rev6 = ''MSN Music'' (Expert Witness) | rev6Score = A−<ref name="MSN">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ew2011-04.php|title=Paul Simon/TV on the Radio|work=MSN Music|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> | rev7 = ''NME'' | rev7Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal|last=Crossan|first=Jamie|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-on-the-radio/11965|title=Album Review: TV On The Radio – Nine Types Of Light (Interscope)|journal=NME|date=April 6, 2011|accessdate=June 10, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322234941/http://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-on-the-radio/11965|archivedate=March 22, 2013}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8Score = 7.7/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Stuart|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15311-nine-types-of-light/|title=TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light|work=Pitchfork|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dolan|first=Jon|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/nine-types-of-light-20110412|title=Nine Types of Light|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Spin'' | rev10Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal|last=Fennessey|first=Sean|url=http://www.spin.com/2011/04/tv-radio-nine-types-light-interscope/|title=TV on the Radio, 'Nine Types of Light' (Interscope)|journal=Spin|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> }}
'''''Nine Types of Light''''' is the fourth studio album by American rock band TV on the Radio, released on April 11, 2011, through Interscope Records. It is the final TV on the Radio album to feature bassist Gerard Smith, who died of lung cancer nine days after it was released. The album's lead single "Will Do" was released on February 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title = Listen: New TV on the Radio Song! |first = Peter |last = Gaston |url = https://www.spin.com/2011/02/listen-new-tv-radio-song/ |work = Spin |publisher = Spin Media |date = February 23, 2011 |accessdate = March 3, 2011 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110227092129/http://www.spin.com/articles/listen-new-tv-radio-song |url-status = live |archivedate = February 27, 2011 }}</ref> Its closing track, "Caffeinated Consciousness", was made available on the band's website as a free download on March 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title = New TV on the Radio: "Caffeinated Consciousness" |first = Tom |last = Breihan |url = https://pitchfork.com/news/41850-new-tv-on-the-radio-caffeinated-consciousness |work = Pitchfork Media |date = March 11, 2011 |accessdate = March 3, 2011}}</ref>
==Critical response== ''Nine Types of Light'' was very well received by critics and has a "Universal Acclaim" rating of 82 at review aggregating website Metacritic.<ref name="MC"/> The Quietus were effusive in their praise of the album and, in particular, Dave Sitek's role of producer noting his "skill as a handsome texturologist." They concluded: "Nine Types Of Light offers a far less opulent, more modest ecology when compared to their earlier work, but it speaks of a far more mature and realistic notion of love: based on caring, understanding, patience, soulful connection."<ref name="The Quietus 2011-04-14">{{cite news |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/tv-on-the-radio-nine-types-of-light-review/ |title=TV On The Radio Nine Types Of Light |work=The Quietus |publisher=The Quietus |date=2011-04-14 |accessdate=2024-08-18 }}</ref> Pitchfork opined that "Nine Types of Light shows how TV on the Radio's transmissions can be just as effective and affecting when delivered free of static and noise."<ref name="Pitchfork 2011-04-12">{{cite news |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15311-nine-types-of-light/ |title=Nine Types of Light |work=Pitchfork |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2011-04-12 }}</ref>
==Film== The band created an accompanying film to go with the album, an hourlong visual companion that offers music videos for all of ''Nine Types of Light'''s tracks. Packaged with a deluxe version of the CD, the film also exists on YouTube in its entirety.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B5GP0AiQMc |title=TV On The Radio – Nine Types of Light |publisher=YouTube |date=April 8, 2011 |accessdate=June 24, 2013}}</ref> Characterized by eclectic visual style and thematic content as well as TV on the Radio's diverse, unique sound, the film allows for a different interpretation and method of experiencing the album. Directed by singer Tunde Adebimpe (with different directors helming the individual clips, see below for list), the film also features interviews with a variety of New Yorkers discussing topics including dreams, love, fame, and the future. A humorous epilogue, set to the song "You" and featuring the band members meeting for lunch ten years after a fictional breakup, concludes the film. Overall, the work can be seen as Afrofuturistic, particularly the video for "Will Do," which incorporates virtual-reality technology to tell a unique love story starring Adebimpe and Joy Bryant.
==Track listing== # "Second Song" – 4:22 # "Keep Your Heart" – 5:43 # "You" – 4:05 # "No Future Shock" – 4:03 # "Killer Crane" – 6:15 # "Will Do" – 3:46 # "New Cannonball Blues" – 4:34 # "Repetition" – 3:46 # "Forgotten" – 3:40 # "Caffeinated Consciousness" – 3:21
;Deluxe version #<li value="11"> "All Falls Down" – 4:55 # "Will Do" (Switch Remix) – 5:20 # "Will Do" (XXXChange Dancehall Mix) – 3:45
;iTunes version #<li value="14"> "Troubles" (bonus track) – 3:04
;Film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2011/04/watch-it-tv-on-the-radio-nine-types-of-light-various-dir.html |title=WATCH IT: TV On The Radio "Nine Types Of Light" (various dir.) |publisher=VideoStatic |date=April 13, 2011 |accessdate=June 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directorsnotes.com/2011/04/14/tv-on-the-radio-nine-types-of-light/ |title=TV On The Radio: Nine Types of Light | My Site |publisher=Directorsnotes.com |date= April 14, 2011|accessdate=June 24, 2013}}</ref> # "Caffeinated Consciousness" – dir. Tim Nackashi – 02:27 # "Second Song" – dir. Michael Please – 05:46 # "New Cannonball Blues" – dir. Maya Erdelyi – 11:05 # "No Future Shock" – dir. Jon Moritsugu & Amy Davis – 15:11 # "Repetition" – dir. Johnerick Lawson – 19:38 # "Will Do" – dir. Dugan O'Neal – 24:48 # "Keep Your Heart" – dir. Petro Papahadjopoulos – 28:29 # "Forgotten" – dir. Tunde Adebimpe – 34:09 # "Killer Crane" – dir. TV on the Radio & Dano Cerny – 39:26 # "You" – dir. Barney Clay – 49:17 # "Dragon Backwards" – dir. Tim Nackashi, Tunde Adebimpe & Jaleel Bunton – 59:09
==Personnel== '''TV on the Radio''' * Tunde Adebimpe – vocals, loops, keyboards * Jaleel Bunton – drums, bass guitar, guitar, programming, organ, synthesizer, vocals * Kyp Malone – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, clarinet, flute, viola * David Andrew Sitek – programming, synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, samples, vocals * Gerard A. Smith – bass guitar, organ, samples, synthesizer, vocals
'''Additional musicians''' * Priscilla Ahn – background vocals * Stuart Bogie – horn * Peter Hess – horn * Dan Huron – percussion * Michael Irwin – horn * Kevin Moehringer – horn * Gillian Rivers – strings * Todd Simon – horn * Kenny Wang – strings (viola) * Lauren Weaver – strings
'''Production''' * Jaleel Bunton – programming * Rich Costey – mixing * Steve Fallone – mastering * David Andrew Sitek – producer, programming * Zeph Sowers – engineer
'''Design''' * Tunde Adebimpe – art direction, designer * David Andrew Sitek – art direction, designer, photographer * Nick Walker – assistant photographer
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Nine Types of Light'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2011) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|25|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|51|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|68|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|82|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|France|76|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Germany|68|id=154539|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|33|artist=TV on the Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|39|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Spain|46|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|65|artist=TV on the Radio|album=Nine Types of Light|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UK2|33|date=20110417|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=TV on the Radio|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2022}} |}
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