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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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PatrickSep 29, 2008I love this CD! TV on the Radio has, in my mind, always produced quality stuff. It's so unique, so unlike everyone else. Dear Science, is great! Experimental, musical genius.
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DavidRussellJan 13, 2009
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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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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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exe.May 14, 2009
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nickNov 23, 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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Dec 21, 2010
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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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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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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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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.
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.