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Stream Dear Science & Its Bonus Tracks

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We've written at length about Dear Science and the golden age it's ushering in for the band: It's TV On The Radio's most cohesive collection, shows a growth in songwriting, should age really well, etc. As to be expected its bonus tracks are less cohesive (i.e. hodgepodge). There's "Make Love All Night Long," a Prince-style come-on that makes sense following-up Dear Science closer "Lover's Day," at least thematically. Then we move into 4-minutes of "Non-Music Silence" (not quite Cage silence, kinda like a minimal ambient Kompakt track or the muted noise of crickets through a closed backyard window), the French-plod of "Heroic Dose" and two remixes: Prefuse 73 on "Dancing Choose" and Telepathe on "Crying." If you haven't listened to the album yet (it's out officially on 9/23), you can stream the Dear Science (Deluxe Edition) at last.fm. (Thanks for the tip, Ethan.) You'll understand why these bonus tracks are bonus tracks, but it's interesting to get additional sounds and different angles.

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you can already buy the album at itunes even thought it doesn't come out until next week!

Posted by: marc at 09/18/08 11:51 AM | Reply
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It's really a fantastic album. Can't wait until the hipsters at Pitchfork give this album a 2.0 or below however.

Posted by: Geoff at 09/18/08 10:39 PM | Reply
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Those "Hipsters at Pitchfork" gave the album a 9.2 and put it in their "Best New Music" category. Pretty high praise from Pitchfork.

Posted by: Tim in reply to Geoff's comment at 09/23/08 2:49 PM | Reply
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