In 2006, the band released its second LP, Return to Cookie Mountain. It earned positive reviews from the critics at Pitchfork Media. In the USA and Canada, the album was released with the assistance of Interscope label. To record it, the group invited such artists as David Bowie, Omega Moon, Celebration, Dragons of Zynth, and Blonde Redhead. To promote the album, the group performed the single "Wolf Like Me" on the late-night talk show, Late Show With David Letterman. That episode of the show collected over 2 million views on YouTube.
In the fall of 2008, TV on the Radio released its third LP, Dear Science. It was available for download at the band’s official page on Myspace. According to such popular magazines as Rolling Stone, Spin, The A.V. Club, MTV, and Entertainment Weekly, the LP deserved the title of the album of the year. It reached the 12th spot on Billboard 200.
The same year, David Letterman invited the group to perform on his show again. This time, the band played the single, "Dancing Choose". The artists also got a chance to appear on the show Later….with Jools Holland. On it, they performed "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose".
In 2009, the group announced a one-year hiatus. During that period of time, Kyp Malone released a solo album, Rain Machine. It came out with the assistance of ANTI label. Next year, Dave Sitek released a solo LP as well. It was called Maximum Balloon and came out with Interscope. David also helped a popular American singer, Holly Miranda, record her LP, The Magician's Private Library.
In the spring of 2010, the band’s lead vocalist, Tunde Adebimpe, designed a t-shirt for a charity project, Yellow Bird. The goal was to collect money for the victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
In February 2011, the group announced the end of the hiatus. The musicians presented their fans the long-awaited fourth LP, Nine Types of Light. Soon, the label released a musical documentary about the group, which featured music videos for their songs and other material, such as interviews. Tunde helped direct the film.
In the spring of 2011, media found out that Gerard Smith had lung cancer. A month after the announcement, the bassist died. The information appeared on the band’s official website.
Two years later, TV on the Radio performed at a music festival, All Tomorrow's Party, in the UK. For the first time, they played the song “Mercy”.
In 2013, the band told fans on Facebook about its plans to record a new album called Seeds. It eventually came out at the end of 2014 and climbed to the 22nd spot of Billboard 200. Next year, the artists performed at Boston Calling Music and Shaky Knees Festivals. In the summer, they went on a tour of North America to promote the latest album.
TV on the Radio recorded numerous soundtracks for video games. For example, its song "The New Health Rock" appeared in Driver: Parallel Lines and Juiced. The song “Wolf Like Me” was played in Need for Speed: ProStreet, One Tree Hill and Driver: San Francisco. The band’s songs also appeared in such TV series as Breaking Bad, Blacklist, and Vampire Diaries.
