""Am I there? I think I exist. Hold on, do I exist? I do exist.""
""From the day I joined that band, it was truly just nonstop," Bunton says. "Originally, my intention was to go on a one-month tour that they had already had set up, and it literally just never stopped from that moment.""
""We didn't go out to be pop stars. When you have that disposition, it implies a certain amount of pessimism: 'I know it's beautiful, but I can't expect it to have much resonance,' Bunton says of the band's music. 'But having some perspective, I was like, 'Maybe my dreams actually [came] true.'""
TV on the Radio had not released an album since 2014's Seeds and largely avoided major tours for nearly a decade. The Brooklyn-born band emerged as an exciting, experimental force from the post-9/11 scene but entered a hiatus as a natural response to burnout. Jaleel Bunton describes nonstop touring after joining the group, noting an original plan for a one-month tour that never ended. The pandemic created space for pause and reflection, prompting the members to reassess their modest founding ambitions, acknowledge accolades and perspective, and recognize that long-sought dreams had, in some ways, been realized. Bunton's musical roots include Louisville indie influences and blues-based funk.
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