- Record Label: Interscope / 4AD
- Release Date: Sep 12, 2006
User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 247 Ratings
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Positive: 198 out of 247
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Mixed: 28 out of 247
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Negative: 21 out of 247
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JamesB.Aug 8, 2008Great music isn't always easy to digest. This is an 11-course meal of gristle on which I happily dine.
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FredDIsStupidMcGeeFeb 6, 2007Year's best CD. Hands down.
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RiccardoSAug 8, 2007GREATEST ALBUM OF 2006
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KurtDOct 27, 2006Great album; good energy and amazing soundscapes. The production here is what really makes the album great, but the songs are pretty damn good, too. Second in 2006 only to Tropicalia (and maybe Toure...)
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lucatoniJul 11, 2006good record!
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AlexPJan 13, 2008This is a stupendous fantasy for the ears. It's gorgeous rough and soaring. One of the best albums of the decade
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SeanNov 17, 2006wow. it had to grow on me, but it grew very large.
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AdamTOct 21, 2006Easily the best of 2006, outdoing Arctic Monkeys and Mr.Dylan himself(this year at least).
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RicardoGOct 24, 2006just an awesome work. altough,they cant give us the real energy on their live perfomance's, that are astonishing,the music in the album is experimental,very well produced,and the lyrics are f****** unbelivable. 10/10
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mattOct 25, 2006with only two months left in 2006, this album is the clear front-runner for best of the year...not quite a masterpiece like last year's Illinois, but an incredible work nevertheless.
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PerspicaciousCriticOct 4, 2006
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BrianOct 8, 2006Album of the year.
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MattJul 13, 2006Fantastic. Wasn't a big fan of the last album, thought it was incredibly over-rated, but this is just sublime. All those haters ono here, really not sure what album you've been listening to. Music doesn't come much more joyous and gorgeous than this.
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CurryFJul 13, 2006Beatiful record. Give it a try at least.
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JerryJul 18, 2006Stunning. Makes my world manageable and more colorful. Go see them live. Wow!
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BranislavJul 20, 2006excellent
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ryanfJul 26, 2006in a word, amazing.
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thetouristJul 20, 2006A brilliant, uncategorisable album. Best opening track this year, easily.
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JeffHJul 29, 2006This album is absolutely stunning! I've never taken the time to rate any album on here or anywhere online before, but I just couldn't help myself with this one. If you're a fan of TVOTR, then you will love it. Even if you're not, this is a good place to start seeing as this is probably their most impressive album to date (next to the Young Liars EP).
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RogerWJul 5, 2006Amazing stuff. Unlike anything else around. Your collection is poorer without it.
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JaredJul 5, 2006Granted I've only heard the leaked version but I have to say: JESUS CHRIST. A masterpiece is right
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HectorHJul 5, 2006Every once in awhile, an uncontested stone masterpiece is released on an unsuspecting public...this is one of those times...album of the year!
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GeorgeEverlastingAug 4, 2006Powerful and melodic, this album (and this band) has steam-rolled over me in a ocean of vibrating vocals and harmonies.
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DavidYAug 6, 2006TVOTR are easily one of the most original bands in the world, and this record simply proves it even further. If you're looking for something incredibly different, incredibly bold and extremely well made then look no further than this truly brilliant band.
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BryanWSep 18, 2006One of - if not THE most interesting, creative and exciting record to come out in any genre this year. This is a band that made the record they wanted to and are out to prove that can still be a successful strategy. I hope buyers prove them right although a 6 months + internet leak probably won't help them make that point.
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RyanLSep 18, 2006One of the user reviewers on here said that TV On the Radio failed to sound like U2. It's 2006 -- if that doesn't convince you to buy this album, I don't know what will.
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ChrisPSep 21, 2006Abstract and atomspheric, and for once those aren't excuses for poor songwriting. TotR continue working with tan assortment of loops, drones and noise while Adepimbe's cynicaly romantic lyrics continue to be crooned out in the emotionally detached voice o his. I dont feel it's their masterpeice, but a fantastic album nonetheless.
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ChrisASep 28, 2006A stunning, timeless, masterful classic.
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KzaSep 29, 2006Moved away from indie for a while but best I've heard since Lambchops, Is A Woman or the most recent by Sparklehorse. Densely layered and influences too many to list. One for the times.
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JJan 10, 2007Good album, but not quite great. This is a grower for TV on the Radio. The lyrics really need work. Some of the songs (Dirtywhirl, A Method) are not very good at all, while others (I Was a Lover, Tonight) are pure brilliance. It's hard to tell where this band will go from here. They could end up like Radiohead and be truly great, or they could be the next Blur.
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderOn their lush major-label debut, the haunting Peter Gabriel-esque yawlps of singer Tunde Adebimpbe are punctuated by singer-guitarist Kyp Malone, whose raspy falsetto provides a sense of deadpan panic. [Jul 2006, p.103]
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A warmer, more linear record than their debut... Spellbinding, frustrating, wonderful.
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SpinSitek's layered sonics have grown more immense... and almost none of these songs charts a predictable course. [Jun 2006, p.81]