Some of us worry that the evolution of music is sinking, and we are starting to circle the bowl. The important idea that music grows as we evolve is not only important but also valid to keeping music honest. TV on the Radio doesn’t just have a knack for reinvention-they take progressive steps to make each record better. Dear Science, the new release from TV On the Radio, dropped September 23rd, 2008. It is the second release after signing to major label Interscope for the last record, Return to Cookie Mountain, a hit in 2006. Tunde Adebimpe, the group’s main vocalist, made great efforts to change this record and separate it from the last release. The sound of his voice was evident in TV on the Radio’s last release, and although the new record has a different concept he kept the soulful sound that people would have been disappointed without.The first song, “Halfway Home,” builds and layers on the vocals and moves into a New Wave dance beat although it has a dreary beginning. The irony in the lyrical writing and the instrumentation is brilliant rather than off-putting. The lyrics expand on death and morbidity while the dance beat and horns build from track to track. It is a brilliant and upbeat record, all the while maintaining a concept and sticking to it. It goes in a forward direction and succeeds until the last second.Another song worth recognition is “Golden Age,” a song that gives hope and a sense of enlightenment as the most positive song on the album. The record does bash President Bush, which is not a new concept in the last two terms of his presidency, but it initially was somewhat of a concern for me. When I read that it held a political element prior to its release I knew it could go one of two ways. It could remain vague enough that the point gets across or so loud that takes away from direction of the record; luckily the band exercised the former.This record is like a tour around the world; you get a little bit of everything. The explicit lyrics of “DLZ” might leave a sour taste in your mouth when you’re done listening.At first, this record struck me as a record to throw on after MGMT’s recent release, Oracular Spectacular, but after giving it another listen I realized there are many complexities to this record, and not just for the sake of being complicated, but by creating something worth unfolding. TV on the Radio is a band with consistency and has yet to fail us. There is a great amount of depth in Dear Science, and the collection of instruments paraded on this record can keep the attention of anyone. This is not only a record worth listening to, but worth buying as well. Come on; who says afro-beat and art rock can’t collide?

      Some of us worry that the evolution of music is sinking, and we are starting to circle the bowl. The important idea that music grows as we evolve is not only important but also valid to keeping music honest. TV on the Radio doesn’t just have a knack for reinvention-they take progressive steps to make each record better. Dear Science, the new release from TV On the Radio, dropped September 23rd, 2008. It is the second release after signing to major label Interscope for the last record, Return to Cookie Mountain, a hit in 2006. Tunde Adebimpe, the group’s main vocalist, made great efforts to change this record and separate it from the last release. The sound of his voice was evident in TV on the Radio’s last release, and although the new record has a different concept he kept the soulful sound that people would have been disappointed without.The first song, “Halfway Home,” builds and layers on the vocals and moves into a New Wave dance beat although it has a dreary beginning. The irony in the lyrical writing and the instrumentation is brilliant rather than off-putting. The lyrics expand on death and morbidity while the dance beat and horns build from track to track. It is a brilliant and upbeat record, all the while maintaining a concept and sticking to it. It goes in a forward direction and succeeds until the last second.Another song worth recognition is “Golden Age,” a song that gives hope and a sense of enlightenment as the most positive song on the album. The record does bash President Bush, which is not a new concept in the last two terms of his presidency, but it initially was somewhat of a concern for me. When I read that it held a political element prior to its release I knew it could go one of two ways. It could remain vague enough that the point gets across or so loud that takes away from direction of the record; luckily the band exercised the former.This record is like a tour around the world; you get a little bit of everything. The explicit lyrics of “DLZ” might leave a sour taste in your mouth when you’re done listening.At first, this record struck me as a record to throw on after MGMT’s recent release, Oracular Spectacular, but after giving it another listen I realized there are many complexities to this record, and not just for the sake of being complicated, but by creating something worth unfolding. TV on the Radio is a band with consistency and has yet to fail us. There is a great amount of depth in Dear Science, and the collection of instruments paraded on this record can keep the attention of anyone. This is not only a record worth listening to, but worth buying as well. Come on; who says afro-beat and art rock can’t collide?

      Some of us worry that the evolution of music is sinking, and we are starting to circle the bowl. The important idea that music grows as we evolve is not only important but also valid to keeping music honest. TV on the Radio doesn’t just have a knack for reinvention-they take progressive steps to make each record better. Dear Science, the new release from TV On the Radio, dropped September 23rd, 2008. It is the second release after signing to major label Interscope for the last record, Return to Cookie Mountain, a hit in 2006. Tunde Adebimpe, the group’s main vocalist, made great efforts to change this record and separate it from the last release. The sound of his voice was evident in TV on the Radio’s last release, and although the new record has a different concept he kept the soulful sound that people would have been disappointed without.The first song, “Halfway Home,” builds and layers on the vocals and moves into a New Wave dance beat although it has a dreary beginning. The irony in the lyrical writing and the instrumentation is brilliant rather than off-putting. The lyrics expand on death and morbidity while the dance beat and horns build from track to track. It is a brilliant and upbeat record, all the while maintaining a concept and sticking to it. It goes in a forward direction and succeeds until the last second.Another song worth recognition is “Golden Age,” a song that gives hope and a sense of enlightenment as the most positive song on the album. The record does bash President Bush, which is not a new concept in the last two terms of his presidency, but it initially was somewhat of a concern for me. When I read that it held a political element prior to its release I knew it could go one of two ways. It could remain vague enough that the point gets across or so loud that takes away from direction of the record; luckily the band exercised the former.This record is like a tour around the world; you get a little bit of everything. The explicit lyrics of “DLZ” might leave a sour taste in your mouth when you’re done listening.At first, this record struck me as a record to throw on after MGMT’s recent release, Oracular Spectacular, but after giving it another listen I realized there are many complexities to this record, and not just for the sake of being complicated, but by creating something worth unfolding. TV on the Radio is a band with consistency and has yet to fail us. There is a great amount of depth in Dear Science, and the collection of instruments paraded on this record can keep the attention of anyone. This is not only a record worth listening to, but worth buying as well. Come on; who says afro-beat and art rock can’t collide?

      Some of us worry that the evolution of music is sinking, and we are starting to circle the bowl. The important idea that music grows as we evolve is not only important but also valid to keeping music honest. TV on the Radio doesn’t just have a knack for reinvention-they take progressive steps to make each record better. Dear Science, the new release from TV On the Radio, dropped September 23rd, 2008. It is the second release after signing to major label Interscope for the last record, Return to Cookie Mountain, a hit in 2006. Tunde Adebimpe, the group’s main vocalist, made great efforts to change this record and separate it from the last release. The sound of his voice was evident in TV on the Radio’s last release, and although the new record has a different concept he kept the soulful sound that people would have been disappointed without.The first song, “Halfway Home,” builds and layers on the vocals and moves into a New Wave dance beat although it has a dreary beginning. The irony in the lyrical writing and the instrumentation is brilliant rather than off-putting. The lyrics expand on death and morbidity while the dance beat and horns build from track to track. It is a brilliant and upbeat record, all the while maintaining a concept and sticking to it. It goes in a forward direction and succeeds until the last second.Another song worth recognition is “Golden Age,” a song that gives hope and a sense of enlightenment as the most positive song on the album. The record does bash President Bush, which is not a new concept in the last two terms of his presidency, but it initially was somewhat of a concern for me. When I read that it held a political element prior to its release I knew it could go one of two ways. It could remain vague enough that the point gets across or so loud that takes away from direction of the record; luckily the band exercised the former.This record is like a tour around the world; you get a little bit of everything. The explicit lyrics of “DLZ” might leave a sour taste in your mouth when you’re done listening.At first, this record struck me as a record to throw on after MGMT’s recent release, Oracular Spectacular, but after giving it another listen I realized there are many complexities to this record, and not just for the sake of being complicated, but by creating something worth unfolding. TV on the Radio is a band with consistency and has yet to fail us. There is a great amount of depth in Dear Science, and the collection of instruments paraded on this record can keep the attention of anyone. This is not only a record worth listening to, but worth buying as well. Come on; who says afro-beat and art rock can’t collide?

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