Dear Science by TV On The Radio

Pros: One of 2008's best albums; immediate and accessible but not watered down

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Dear Science pulled off the impossible task of making TV On The Radio more accessible and immediate while not weakening any of their uniqueness and depth.

Review: Way back in 2003, TV On The Radio fired a shot across the bow of indie rock with the Young Liars EP. Here was something that sounded so completely new and fresh yet so fully formed that it felt like one of those once-a-decade, 'bolt from the blue' ...

Pros: Production, Vocals, Arrangements, Performance, Diversity of Styles, & Much More.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Dear Science is an Adventurous, Versatile, & Sprawling Masterpiece from TV on the Radio.

Review: 2006's Return to Cookie Mountain brought the Brooklyn-based post-punk/experimental band TV on the Radio onto the critical spotlight. With the album topping several critical year-end lists while getting a support slot opening for Nine Inch ...

Pros: artists who never stop pushing forward; evocative and existential songwriting; exciting fusion of styles.

Cons: makes every other band seem ordinary and uninspired. don't compare.

The Bottom Line: it's a miracle, it's a sign!

Review: Defintion to the IndefinableTV On The Radio (Tunde Adebimpe on vocals, David Andrew Sitek on guitar, production, multi-instruments, Kyp Malone on vocals and bass, Gerard A. Smith on a buncha instruments, and Jaleel Bunton on drums, etc.) ...

Pros: So many genre tags that I can't list 'em all, and yet it's remarkably cohesive.

Cons: Slight bit of R-rated content; a track or two that sort of kill the momentum.

The Bottom Line: Dear Science won't change the world, but it might change your perception of "white music" and "black music", and who's allowed to make either one.

Review: TV on the Radio is one of those bands that is difficult - no wait, strike that - impossible to pigeonhole with a single genre descriptor. I'm sure many have tried. The closest I can come is "indie-afro-electro-dance-funk -soul-rock". See? That ...

Pros:

Their most easily accesible record yet. Catchy and very replayable.

Cons: Not as ambitious as past work. Less innovative as well.

The Bottom Line: TV on the Radio continue their roll as one of the world's best and most relevant bands.

Review: On 2006's "Return to Cookie Mountain," Brooklyn-based TV on the Radio soared past the creative limitations of indie rock with relative ease. Their artsy, atmospheric ramblings through rock, soul, and tribal African rhythms left the group with a ...