2008 studio album by TV on the Radio
Dear Science TV on the Radio . It was released on September 16, 2008, digitally through Touch and Go Records , with the physical release coming a week later through Interscope Records and DGC Records in North America and 4AD elsewhere.[ 1]
As of 2012, sales in the United States have exceeded 203,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan .[ 2] Independent Music Companies Association , which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[ 3]
Dear Science was recorded in 2008 at the Stay Gold studio in Brooklyn , New York.[ 4] indie rock ,[ 5] art rock ,[ 6] funk ,[ 7] soul ,[ 7] post-punk .[ 7]
"Dear Science, please start solving problems and curing diseases or shut the fuck up."[ 8] 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. In promotion of the album, TV on the Radio was interviewed on the February 9, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report rock band Phish began covering "Golden Age " in 2009.[ 9]
Dear Science received rave reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 40 reviews. It was named the best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone [ 21] The Guardian [ 22] Spin [ 23] MTV ,[ 24] Entertainment Weekly [ 25] Pitchfork ' s readers poll,[ 26] Village Voice [ 27]
Pitchfork Dear Science at number 140 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s,[ 28] [ 29] Rolling Stone [ 30] 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die [ 31]
In early 2009, a remix EP was announced for release on February 17, although it was delayed until April 14. Read Silence iTunes and featured remixes of "Shout Me Out", "Red Dress", and "Stork & Owl" by Gang Gang Dance , Jneiro Jarel , and Glitch Mob .[ 32]
Dear Science track listingTitle Writer(s) 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 Title Writer(s) 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 adapted from album liner notes.[ 4]
Band
Tunde Adebimpe – vocalsKyp Malone – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, synths , string arrangementsDavid Andrew Sitek – programming , guitars, samples, bass, synths, horn arrangementsGerard A Smith – bass, organ , synths, samples, Rhodes
Jaleel Bunton – drums, guitars, rhodes, organ, synth, bass, programming, string arrangements Production
Design
Roe Etheridge – photography
Additional musicians
Katrina Ford – vocals, backing vocals
Eleanore Everdell – vocals
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 – saxophones, flutesClaudia Chopek – violin, string arrangements
Janis Shen – violin, string arrangements
Perry Serpa – additional string arrangements
Lara Hicks – viola
Eleanor Norton – cello
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