Per request. TVotR returns with some new faces, including David Bowie, who does guest-vocals on the track Province, and Jaleel Bunton, who provides the first actual drums on a TVotR album.
TvOTR don't really deviate from what made Desperate Youth such a great album. Instead, they treat their sophomore effort as an outline and use Cookie Mountain as a medium to flesh out the finer points. I Was A Lover is one of the better opening tracks I've heard, with Massive Attack's Teardrop used as a very basic sample before TV On the Radio layers it with horns, guitar, and Malone and Adebimpe's unique vocals. Wolf Like Me is probably the closest TVotR has ever come to actual in your face, driving rock-and-roll. For my money, the strongest track is the second-to-last one, Tonight, featuring what I firmly believe is the strongest vocal effort on any TVotR album.
Bottom line is that TV On the Radio isn't doing much of anything differently here, they're just doing everything better, which is pretty damn impressive and makes for a great listening experience...or ten.
Your rusty heart will be fine, in its telltale time
No comments:
Post a Comment