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Universal acclaim- based on 285 Ratings
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Positive: 252 out of 285
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Mixed: 19 out of 285
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Negative: 14 out of 285
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Oct 9, 2022TV on the Radio's best album Dear Science doesn't get the praise it deserves. TVOTR's sound is just so fun to listen to, but they are hardly ever mentioned nowadays. When I first discovered this album it immediately became one of my favorites.
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Apr 24, 2018I liked this album at first. Then I loved it. Then I got kind of tired of it. Now I love it more than I ever did before
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Mar 2, 2018This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 20, 2012Analytical as any critic may be, dissecting TV on the Radio's lyrics, slobbering over their dedication to unique, eccentric songwriting, they're gonna have to shut their mouths here. "Dear Science" showcases an eccentric TV on the Radio, but also a f**king drop dead sexy, kick-back-and-soak one. My God, this thing is dope.
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May 15, 2011OMG THIS ALBUM IS GREAT. every song is good. Crying, Stork & Owl, Family tree, and Lovers Day and Golden Age are the highlights of the album. its a near perfect album i loved it. whoever didn't like this album either hate alternative or they don't appreciate music. 9 out of 10 it was genius
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Dec 21, 2010
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TobyHOct 4, 2009
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exe.May 14, 2009
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krishansMay 12, 2009Been listening to this for almost 6 moths now. Everyday. Still not bored. Maybe never will be.
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DJDJMay 6, 2009GLC what the heck are you tliking about!!! this is one of the best albums of the last 10 years. OVERCOMPRESSED,CRAPFEST!!! the production shimers and the songs are perfect. If you dont want to listen to this then don't, but I most certainly will be.
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ScottW.Apr 30, 2009One of the best constructed rock albums of the 2000s. TV On The Radio's best so far. Its artsy but still very much good rock. The band has fun with the songs, yet keeps them coming with a experimental freshness that very few bands can pull off.
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RichardR.Feb 28, 2009I especially love the very first track: for me, it's the Beach Boys meet the Mary Chain. Whole album is great, very inventive.
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johneFeb 14, 2009Simply put, Perfection!! I listen to it every day and find something new every time. Intelligent, dynamic, and deep.
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OllieFeb 6, 2009I love this album. Why? Because it sounds like nothing else; its fresh, deep and....blatantly insane-ly freakin' awesome. Theres never a time when i dont play any songs of it when i drive. There never will be a time. Genius.
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SeanPJan 18, 2009
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LexieMJan 13, 2009This album is amazingly fresh, blending the latest musical experiments with tried and true themes. I love it's references to the best of the '80s, and how they invent new musical moments. A real gem.
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DavidRussellJan 13, 2009
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emilywildeJan 9, 2009Jay, give it up you Too-cool-for-school hipster bitch. TV on the Radio's sound has definitely changed but that doesn't mean it isn't any good anymore. Clearly your jeans are too tight and your fauxhawk is affecting your ability to think.
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MVDec 1, 2008
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JeffWNov 26, 2008Great disk. It sounds to me like all the band members got to play to their strengths, making for a very interesting listen. Lots of variety, lots of lively songs. I find myself liking it more with every listen. Highly recommended.
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nickNov 23, 2008
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WillOct 24, 2008Surely destined to be a classic? By far and away the most exciting release of 2008, even if it has been a poor year for music.
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RaphSOct 18, 2008Good, if not great, album but certainly not music-defining, career-defining, genre-defining etc etc too much aping of talking heads, prince and others for it to be the best thing since sliced bread. more like a pitchfork-style 7.8
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MarkS.Oct 16, 2008Accelerate through to the next revolution on some excelllent laser beaming R&R Bohemian blues for our tour through troubled times.
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BriCOct 15, 2008All you have to do is give it a little bit of time to sink in. When it does, the intricate music, addictive drum machines and lyrics THAT ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE will pull you in. Every song fits perfectly, the album soars to a height from the first song and stays there until the very last note of track eleven. Amazing. I love this album.
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GaryC.Oct 11, 2008Sheer brilliance!
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AndyB.Oct 10, 2008Cookie Mountain was an amazing album, but this is not just TVOTR's best work to date, but one of the complete, individual and well written I have heard in years. Best album I have heard all year by a long way. There will always be ratings like that of 'under the radar' but don't let that put you off. And to be honest who reads under the radar anyway.
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DarrylM.Oct 8, 2008"Dear Science, spends its 50 minutes in flux between several worlds, none of them particularly memorable." -Under The Radar Worst. Review. Ever. Look, I'm not expecting everyone to like this album, but, please, not memorable? The production is too elaborate, the voices too distinct, the structures too unconventional to not make it memorable. In my mind, this is a perfect, memorable album.
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OwenL.Oct 7, 2008Beautifully constructed, this is the best album of the year, and a major step for the most inspired band of the decade. Kudos.
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SeanP.Oct 7, 2008Siteh proves once more why he probably did deserve to be number 1 on NME's list.
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Awards & Rankings
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There’s a sense of purpose here, of direction and clarity, shafts of accessibility that relegate the din to the background without ever compromising the potentially hostile underbelly of the band’s core sound.
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Throughout Dear Science, TV on the Radio--which includes the rhythm section of bassist Gerard Smith and drummer Jaleel Bunton--flesh out Adebimpe's and Malone's ruminations with relentlessly inventive arrangements that make even familiar sentiments seem fresh.
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On Dear Science, TVOTR finds a more traditional consistency, transmuting that dirty experimentalism into a lush cleanliness that eases--rather than hurls--its songs into the art-making ether.