Kyp Malone may not be a household name, but he has attracted considerable acclaim for his work with Brooklyn’s TV on the Radio. Popular among scene types, the group also scored modest mainstream success with 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain and the single, “Wolf Like Me” (video).
Now, Malone is setting out on his own with a new side project dubbed Rain Machine. TV on the Radio is set to go on hiatus for “about a year” according to an MTV interview with frontman Tunde Adebimpe . The band has been tour almost non-stop since the release of 2008’s Dear Science.
The new album is being released by the ANTI- record imprint, home to artists such as Tom Waits and Neko Case. Get a taste of Malone’s new sound with the Rain Machine mp3 below, then keep reading for complete 2009 Rain Machine Tour Dates and a strange, Trent Reznor-filled video from the band’s impressive catalog.
Rain Machine-”Smiling Black Faces” (mp3)
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BELOW (video): TV on the Radio performing live with Trent Reznor (in front of a seemingly bored/confused audience…):
2009 Rain Machine Tour Dates:
09/21 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
09/25 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
09/26 Getty Center Los Angeles, CA
09/28 Independent San Francisco, CA
09/30 Doug Fir Portland, OR
10/01 Neumos Seattle, WA
10/09 Bottle Tree Birmingham, AL
10/10 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA
10/12 40 Watt Club Athens, GA
10/13 The Earl Atlanta, GA
10/15 Annex Madison, WI
10/16 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
10/17 Double Door Chicago, IL
10/18 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
10/22 Middle East Club Cambridge, MA
10/23 Johnny Brendas Philadelphia, PA
10/25 Black Cat Washington, DC
