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Dear Science,
by TV on the Radio
from DGC/Interscope
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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I was a huge fan of Return to Cookie Mountain by this band, and this album continues that album's strengths. Strong songwriting, and a sonic style unlike any other. Distinctive, haunting and entirely grand.
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Not Up to the Hype 
While the boys from the Bronx do pretty much repeat their first release, the songs I feel do not live up to the rave reviews by critics. The live performance here in L.A. on 11/6/08 was also a let down from what had been experienced last year at the Fonda.
In terms of the actual product received, the jewel case was cracked.
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What good music is all about. 
There was something about 'Return To Cookie Mountain' that intrigued me and I tried repeatedly to get into that record. Ultimately, I came away liking only a couple of the songs but also with great respect for the band's creativity. It was an unusual combination of feelings.
For me, 'Dear Science' resolves that conflict. There is no sacrifice in imagination or creativity and the songs have a more accessible style which peaks in track two, 'Crying'. However, there is no lack of dark sentiment here, both... more info
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Arty and accessible!
I had never heard of New Yorkers TV on the Radio until I read a glowing review of their new CD in my favourite music magazine, Q. Now Q are notoriously stingy about handing out even four stars to albums, so I was really interested when I saw they gave this CD five stars.
TV on the Radio are a 5 man band led by Nigerian-born Tunde Adebimpe. Adebimpe is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and besides being a musician is also an actor and director. All this artiness carries over... more info
Tracks:
- Halfway Home
- Crying
- Dancing Choose
- Stork and Owl
- Golden Age
- Family Tree
- Red Dress
- Love Dog
- Shout Me Out
- DLZ
- Lover's Day
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