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Dear Science 
Studio album by TV on the Radio Released September 22, 2008 Genre Art rock, indie rock, funk[1] Length 50:21 Label Interscope (USA and Canada)
Touch and Go (iTunes)
4AD (worldwide)Producer David Andrew Sitek TV on the Radio chronology Return to Cookie Mountain
(2006)Dear Science
(2008)Nine Types of Light
(2011)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]The Austin Chronicle 
[3]Entertainment Weekly (A-) [4] The Guardian [5]Los Angeles Times [6]NME (8/10) [7] Pitchfork Media (9.2/10) [8] Robert Christgau (A) [9] Rolling Stone [10]Spin [11]Dear Science (also referred to as Dear Science,)[12][13] is the third album by American art rock band TV on the Radio. It was released via Interscope Records in the United States, Touch and Go Records on iTunes and was licensed through 4AD in Europe and all remaining territories.[14] Despite the marketed release date of September 22–23, the album was available for download on the U.S. iTunes Store on September 16, 2008. The vinyl LP also comes with a free MP3 download coupon. Dear Science received near unanimous acclaim from critics and charted worldwide.
Contents
History
Kyp Malone said that the title came from "a note that Dave [Sitek] wrote in the studio that said,
- "Dear Science, please start solving problems and curing diseases or shut the fuck up."[15]
In promotion of the album, TV on the Radio was interviewed on the February 9, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report, where "Dancing Choose" was performed to end the show.
Critical response
Dear Science was named the best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone,[16] The Guardian,[17] Spin,[18] MTV,[19] Entertainment Weekly,[20] the Pitchfork Media's readers poll,[21] and the Village Voice.[22] Pitchfork Media placed Dear Science at number 140 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s,[23] and 6th on their "50 Best Albums of 2008" list.[24]
Remix EP
In early 2009, a remix EP was announced for release on February 17, although it was delayed until April 14. Read Silence was released exclusively through iTunes and featured remixes of "Shout Me Out", "Red Dress", and "Stork & Owl" by Gang Gang Dance, Jneiro Jarel, and Glitch Mob. [25]
Track listing
Dear Science No. Title Writer(s) Length 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 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 Personnel
Band
- Tunde Adebimpe – vocals
- Kyp Malone – vocals, guitars, bass, synths, string arrangements
- David Andrew Sitek – programming, guitars, samples, bass, synths, horn arrangements
- Gerard A Smith – bass, organ, synths, samples, rhodes
- Jaleel Bunton – drums, guitars, rhodes, organ, synth, bass, programming, string arrangements
Production
- David Andrew Sitek – production; mixing
- Dan Huron – engineering
- Chris Coady – additional engineering
- Chris Moore – additional engineering
- Matty Green – mixing
- Mark Stent – additional mixing
- Steve Fallone – mastering
Design
- Roe Etheridge – photography
Additional musicians
- Katrina Ford – vox, backing vox
- Eleanore Everdell – vox
- David Bergander – drums
- Yoshi Takamasa – shaker, claves, congas, bells, percussion
- Stuart D. Bogie – sax, horn arrangements, tenor sax
- Colin Stetson – sax, baritone sax
- Matana Roberts – alto sax, clarinet
- Leah Paul – horns
- Eric Biondo – trumpet
- Aaron Johnson – trombone
- Martin Perna – flutes
- Claudia Chopek – violin, string arrangements
- Janis Shen – violin, string arrangements
- Perry Serpa – additional string arrangements
- Lara Hicks – viola
- Eleanor Norton – cello
Chart positions
Chart (2008) Peak
positionBillboard 200 (U.S.) 12 Billboard Top Rock Albums (U.S.) 4 Canadian Albums Chart 26 UK Albums Chart 33 Australian Albums Chart 26 References
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2008" Mojo. January 2009. p. 72. "[A] wryly optimistic set of future-soul and indie-funk statements..."
- ^ Dear Science at Allmusic
- ^ The Austin Chronicle review
- ^ Entertainment weekly review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Spin Magazine review
- ^ Clayton Purdom. "TV on the Radio: Dear Science, (Interscope; 2008) | Record Reviews @". Cokemachineglow.com. http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/3964/tvotr-dearscience-2008. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "TV on the Radio's Dear Science (Comma)". Altmusic.about.com. 2008-09-02. http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/09/02/tv-on-the-radios-dear-science-comma.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Del, John (2008-09-23). "Kyp Malone, TV on the Radio". Gothamist. http://gothamist.com/2008/09/23/kyp_malone_tv_on_the_radio.php. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Jonze, Tim (December 12, 2008). "No 1: TV On the Radio – Dear Science". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/12/tv-on-the-radio-dear-science. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ 12.11.08 8:32 am. "The 20 Best Albums of 2008 | 20) GNARLS BARKLEY, THE ODD COUPLE". SPIN.com. http://www.spin.com/articles/40-best-albums-2008?page=0,4. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "The Best Albums Of 2008, In Bigger Than The Sound – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. 2008-12-17. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601427/20081216/lil_wayne.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "10 Best CDs of 2008: Leah Greenblatt's Picks | Music". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20247308_9,00.html. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Articles: 2008 Pitchfork Readers Poll". Pitchforkmedia.com. 2008-12-12. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148094-2008-pitchfork-readers-poll. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "New York Pazz and Jop". Villagevoice.com. 2009-01-21. http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/index/2008/. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7707-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-150-101/2/. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ "Staff Lists: The 50 Best Albums of 2008". Pitchfork. 2008-12-19. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7573-the-50-best-albums-of-2008/5/. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "TV on the Radio to Release Remix EP". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/news/35061-tv-on-the-radio-to-release-remix-ep/. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
External links
Studio albums OK Calculator · Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes · Return to Cookie Mountain · Dear Science · Nine Types of LightEPs Singles "Staring at the Sun" · "New Health Rock" · "Wolf Like Me" · "Province" · "Golden Age" · "Dancing Choose" · "Will Do" · "Chemical Peels"Categories:- 2008 albums
- TV on the Radio albums
- Interscope Records albums
- 4AD albums
- Albums produced by David Andrew Sitek
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