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| Released = September 22, 2008 <small>(worldwide)</small><br />September 23, 2008 <small>(U.S. / Canada)</small> |
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| Genre = [[Indie rock]] |
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| Label = [[4AD]] <small>(worldwide)</small><br>[[Interscope Records|Interscope]] <small>(US / Canada)</small> |
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'''''Dear Science''''' is the fourth studio album from New York based band [[TV on the Radio]], released via [[Interscope Records]] in the US, and licenced through [[4AD]] in Europe and all remaining territories.<ref>Pitchfork Media [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142379-tv-on-the-radios-new-album-dear-science]</ref> Despite the marketed release date of September 23, the album was released to the American [[iTunes Store]] for download on September 16. The album is also available as a [[Gramophone record|vinyl LP]] with a free mp3 download coupon. |
'''''Dear Science''''' is the fourth studio album from New York based band [[TV on the Radio]], released via [[Interscope Records]] in the US, and licenced through [[4AD]] in Europe and all remaining territories.<ref>Pitchfork Media [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142379-tv-on-the-radios-new-album-dear-science]</ref> It was originally conceived as '''''Dear Science,'''''<ref>http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142379-tv-on-the-radios-new-album-dear-science</ref> (with a comma) and is often referred to by this title<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tvontheradio/dearscience?q=dear%20science</ref><ref>http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/4873683.html</ref><ref>http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=165159</ref><ref>http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/68273-TV-ON-THE-RADIO-DEAR-SCIENCE/</ref><ref>http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/3964/tvotr-dearscience-2008</ref>. Despite the marketed release date of September 23, the album was released to the American [[iTunes Store]] for download on September 16. The album is also available as a [[Gramophone record|vinyl LP]] with a free mp3 download coupon. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Dear Science is the fourth studio album from New York based band TV on the Radio, released via Interscope Records in the US, and licenced through 4AD in Europe and all remaining territories.[1] It was originally conceived as Dear Science,[2] (with a comma) and is often referred to by this title[3][4][5][6][7]. Despite the marketed release date of September 23, the album was released to the American iTunes Store for download on September 16. The album is also available as a vinyl LP with a free mp3 download coupon.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Halfway Home" | Adebimpe | 5:31 |
2. | "Crying" | Malone, Bunton | 4:10 |
3. | "Dancing Choose" | Adebimpe, Sitek | 2:56 |
4. | "Stork & Owl" | Malone | 4:01 |
5. | "Golden Age" | Malone, Sitek | 4:11 |
6. | "Family Tree" | Adebimpe | 5:33 |
7. | "Red Dress" | Malone, Sitek | 4:25 |
8. | "Love Dog" | Adebimpe | 5:36 |
9. | "Shout Me Out" | Adebimpe | 4:15 |
10. | "DLZ" | Adebimpe | 3:48 |
11. | "Lover's Day" | Malone | 5:54 |
Bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Make Love All Night Long" | Malone | 3:30 |
2. | "Heroic Dose" | 7:19 | |
3. | "Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 Remix)" | 3:47 | |
4. | "Crying (Telepathe Remix)" | 4:30 | |
5. | "Dogs of Light" | 7:05 |
Critical response
Dear Science was named the best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone[8], The Guardian[9], Spin Magazine[10], Consequence of Sound[11], MTV[12], Entertainment Weekly[13], Pitchfork Media's readers poll[14], and was ranked 7th in Q Magazine's list of the 50 best albums of 2008, where it was described as "art rock with a human face". [15] Wireless Bollinger, Uncut and the NME placed it at #2 in their top albums of 2008.[16]. John Earls placed it at #4 on Planet Sound's top 50 albums of 2008. [17]
Chart positions
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums Chart | 26 |
Australian Albums Chart | 26 |
UK Albums Chart | 33 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 12 |
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 4 |
Personnel
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References
- ^ Pitchfork Media [1]
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142379-tv-on-the-radios-new-album-dear-science
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/tvontheradio/dearscience?q=dear%20science
- ^ http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/4873683.html
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=165159
- ^ http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/68273-TV-ON-THE-RADIO-DEAR-SCIENCE/
- ^ http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/3964/tvotr-dearscience-2008
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/12/tv-on-the-radio-dear-science
- ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/40-best-albums-2008?page=0,4
- ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/12/17/cos-year-end-report-the-top-100-albums/
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601427/20081216/lil_wayne.jhtml
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20247308_9,00.html
- ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148094-2008-pitchfork-readers-poll
- ^ Q Magazine January 2009, page 86
- ^ http://www.wirelessbollinger.com/content/view/1867/84/
- ^ http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/71f08ecaea0da428278964829ccce992/bTop+50+albums+of+2008b.aspx