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Oct 29, 2024 By Mark Redfern Photography by Xaviera Simmons

Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio has signed to Sub Pop and shared a new solo single, “Magnetic,” via a self-directed music video. He is also prepping his debut solo album for release in 2025. Check out the song below.

Sub Pop’s co-founder Jonathan Poneman had this to say in a press release: “We heartily welcome Tunde Adebimpe to Sub Pop’s roster of artists. His inclusion makes the whole lot better—and a whole lot classier! We’ve waited 20-plus years for Sub Pop to earn the chance to be Tunde Adebimpe’s label.”

Adebimpe is also an actor, having appeared in this year’s blockbuster Twisters, as well as in Rachel Getting Married and the upcoming Disney+ show Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. As a solo musician he’s also collaborated with Massive Attack, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Run the Jewels.

After several years of inactivity, in September TV on the Radio resurfaced with plans to put out a 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, as well as the announcement of their first shows in five years. The reissue includes five bonus tracks and in September they shared one of them, “Final Fantasy.” Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (20th Anniversary Edition) is due out November 15 via Touch & Go. The band’s last album, Seeds, came out a decade ago in 2014.

We first interviewed TV on the Radio in Issue 5 of Under the Radar in 2003, in honor of their debut EP, Young Liars. That article isn’t online, but you can revisit our 2008 interview with the band.

TV on the Radio Tour Dates:

November 25 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
November 26 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
November 29 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
November 30 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
December 4 - Los Angeles @ El Rey Theatre
December 5 - Los Angeles @ El Rey Theatre
December 7 - Los Angeles @ El Rey Theatre
December 10 - London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
December 11 - London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
December 12 - London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall

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