Influences

TV Girl frequently samples songs and media from the 1960s in their music. An example of this is seen in the song "Lovers Rock", where the backing track is created from a looped sample of the intro to The Shirelles' single "The Dance is Over", which was originally released in 1960. In a post to Reddit, Petering writes he "..never gets tired of seeking out old and obscure music. I listen to lots of music and I find my loops and sounds that way."^[16]

Musical style and songwriting

The band employs a genre not easily defined, with major inspiration from plunderphonics, indie pop, lo-fi and electronic music found in most of their works (apparent in albums French Exit, Who Really Cares, Death of a Party Girl and Summer's Over), while taking on more trip-hop-like elements in other works (found especially within Who Really Cares and Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band), and in some cases, more mainstream characteristics related to gospel, garage house, funk and even jazz (specific to Grapes Upon the Vine). Altogether, the band proclaims themself as a "hypnotic pop" group,^[17] due to their use of sampling, keyboards, and reverb effects.^[18][19] The band was upset when their music was labeled "sun-drenched California pop," pointing out that there are no lyrical allusions in their music that warrant the title.^[2]

Lyrically, a majority of TV Girl's discography revolves around love and relationships. One example of this tendency is the song "Lovers Rock", a love ballad named after the reggae sub-genre of lovers' rock. Their subject matter is nostalgic and sad, but simultaneously sarcastic and humorous.^[2] Some motifs in the band's lyrics include heartbreak, cynicism, memories, cigarettes, hair, sex, women's first names, and loneliness.

Branding

TV Girl's Album Art incorporates the colour blocking of images from the 1960s and 70s (such as The Classic Nude by George Hester for Who Really Cares). The use of vibrant colouring has become a key part of TV Girl's identity.

Current members

• Brad Petering – lead vocals (2010–present)
• Wyatt Harmon – keyboards
• Jason Wyman – drums

Former members

• Trung Ngo – vocals (2010–2013)
• Joel Williams – vocals (2010–2013)
• Dan Komin

Touring members

• Zoe Zeeman – bass (2022–present)^[20]
• Jordana Nye – bass, backing vocals (2021, 2023–present)^[21]

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

• Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band (2018) (with Madison Acid)
• Aestheticadelica (2020) (with Bloodbath64)
• Summer's Over (2021) (with Jordana)
• Ace of Tre (2023) (with Varial Heel)
• Average guy (blame) (2023) (with Monster Rally)

Demo albums

• Blurry Girls (Demos, Unreleased Songs, and Other Ephemera) (2012)^[28]

Mixtapes

• The Wild, The Innocent, The TV Shuffle (2012)

Extended plays

• TV Girl (2010)
• Benny and the Jetts (2011)
• Lonely Women (2013)
• The Night in Question: French Exit Outtakes (2020)^[29]

Singles

• "Girls Like Me" (2011)
• "Diet-Coke" (2012)
• "I Wonder Who She's Kissing Now" (2012)
• "She Smokes in Bed" (2013)
• "Average Guy (Blame)" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• "Natalie Wood" (2015)

Other charted and certified songs

Produced albums

• Posthumous Release (2013) (by Coma Cinema)^[38]
• Ace of Tre (2023) (by Varial Heel)