Dear Science,
September 26th, 2008 Posted in New Releases
Well, its been a few days since TV on the Radio’s new album, Dear Science, was released. I picked up a copy the day it was came out and have not stopped listening since.
As soon as I finished my first listen straight through, I knew that this is going to be one of the top albums of the year (if not, the top album of the year). Everything about Dear Science is masterfully executed: from lyrics, to instrumentals, to production…I can’t find a single flaw.
Its not every day that you hear an album and immediately realize its greatness, but TV on the Radio has found the perfect balance of accessibility and experimentalism on this album. Heavy lyrics are often perfectly complemented by shiny guitar almost reminiscent of Sly and the Family Stone with a grove that just makes you want to get up and dance (how many experimental indie bands can you say that about?).
TV on the Radio proves that in an industry filled with cookie-cutter emo and generic pop music a band can be consistent in delivering originality. Dear Science definitely sounds different (the band has progressed so much) than Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes or even Return to Cookie Mountain, but they still maintain an avant-garde style that is distinctly theirs.
If you haven’t heard it yet, don’t waste another minute…get Dear Science now..its spectacular.