New York-based indie/ post-punk band formed in 2001 and featuring Tunde Adebimpe - vocals, Kyp Malone - vocals, guitars and bass, David Andrew Sitek - programming and synths and Jaleel Bunton - drums. Original bassist Gerard Smith passed away in 2011.
Album releases include "Return to Cookie Mountain", "Dear Science" and "Nine Types of Light". The 2004 album "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes" was celebrated with a series of touring residencies.
Sitek has remixed and produced a wealth of artists such as Bat For Lashes, Mf Doom, Lykke Li and Florence and the Machine.