A tracklisting has been made available for TV On The Radio’s highly anticipated follow up to 2006’s “Return To Cookie Mountain” the curiously titled “Dear Science,”
As we’ve already told you the album drops on the 22nd of September and judging from Rolling Stone’s first listen response to the album it’s gong to be epic.
“But of all the instruments on the new record, the most compelling one is Tunde Adebimpe’s voice. On the blazing anthem ‘Dancing Shoes,’ which sounds like TV on the Radio’s answer to R.E.M.’s ‘It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),’ the rhythm of his words pound like a beating drum: ‘I’ve seen my palate blown to monochrome, hollow heart clicks hollow tone.’ Album opener ‘Halfway Home’ begins with a guitar riff that recalls Cookie single ‘Wolf Like Me,’ but as a Smiths-like melody kicks in, Adebimpe delivers the lyrics with the dreamy, sing-song quality of a nursery rhyme.
Of course, the guy can also just belt out some powerful singing when he needs to — especially on the funky R&B track ‘Cryin’,’ where his falsetto rivals Prince’s. Thematically, Dear Science addresses similar themes to Cookie Mountain — namely, that these might feel like End Times, but love can get you through them. And the bands’ Brooklyn friends help drive that message home: members of the Afro-funk group Antibalas lend some golden horn rave-ups to ‘Red Dress’ and Katrina Ford of the Celebration delivers lovely harmonies on the epic, orchestral closer ‘Lovers Day.’ Over marching-band drums, sleigh bells, hand claps and distorted horn loops, her voice dovetails nicely with Adebimpe’s as they sing, ‘Swear to God we’ll get so high we’ll melt our faces off.’ And the sentiment is right-on: this creative tour-de-force could be an epic drug album, too.”
Thanks Rolling Stone, you’ve successfully piqued my interest.
Tracklisting is as follows:
01 Halfway Home
02 Crying
03 Dancing Choose
04 Stork & Owl
05 Golden Age
06 Family Tree
07 Red Dress
08 Love Dog
09 Shout Me Out
10 DLZ
11 Lover’s Day
