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''Dear Science'' is the third studio album by the band 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
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elsewhere. As of 2012, sales in the United States have exceeded 203,000 copies, according to
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. In 2009. It was awarded a gold certification from the
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, which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.


History

''Dear Science'' was recorded in 2008 at the Stay Gold studio in
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, New York. Musically, the album has been described as
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,
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, funk,
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, and
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. Kyp Malone said that the album's title came from "a note that Dave itekwrote in the studio that said, :"Dear Science, please start solving problems and curing diseases or shut the fuck up." Despite the marketed release date of September 22–23, the album was available for download on the U.S.
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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 ''
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'', "Dancing Choose" was performed to end the show. The
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began covering "
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" in 2009.


Critical reception

''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 ''
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'', ''
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'', ''Spin'', MTV, ''
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'', the ''
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''s readers poll, and the ''
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''. ''
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'' placed ''Dear Science'' at number 140 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, and 6th on their "50 Best Albums of 2008" list. ''
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'' named it the 48th best album of the decade. The album was also included in the book '' 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''.


Remix EP

In early 2009, a remix EP was announced for release on February 17, although it was delayed until April 14. ''
Read Silence ''Read Silence'' is a digital-only EP compilation of three song remixes from TV on the Radio's third studio album, '' Dear Science''. It was released on April 14, 2009, on Interscope Records. Track listing #"Shout Me Out" (Willie Isz Remix by J ...
'' 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.


Track listing


Personnel

Personnel adapted from album liner notes. Band * Tunde Adebimpe – vocals *
Kyp Malone David Kyp Joel Malone (born February 27, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist and member of the bands TV on the Radio, Iran, Rain Machine, and Ice Balloons. Biography Malone grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and moved to New Jersey for ...
– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, synths, string arrangements * David Andrew Sitekprogramming, guitars, samples, bass, synths, horn arrangements * Gerard A Smith – bass, organ, synths, samples,
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* Jaleel Bunton – drums, guitars, rhodes, organ, synth, bass, programming, string arrangements Production *David Andrew Sitek – production; mixing *Dan Huron –
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*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 – vocals, backing vocals *Eleanore Everdell – vocals *David Bergander – drums *Yoshi Takamasa –
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, congas, bells, percussion * Stuart D. Bogiesax, horn arrangements,
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* Colin Stetson – sax,
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, clarinet *Leah Paul – horns *Eric Biondo – trumpet *Aaron Johnson – trombone * Martin Perna – saxophones, flutes *Claudia Chopek – violin, string arrangements *Janis Shen – violin, string arrangements *Perry Serpa – additional string arrangements *Lara Hicks –
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*Eleanor Norton –
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Charts


References

{{Authority control 2008 albums TV on the Radio albums Interscope Records albums DGC Records albums 4AD albums Albums produced by Dave Sitek