Dear Science,

今最も旬なプロデューサー、デイヴィッド・シーテック率いるTV オン・ザ・レディオ、音楽トレンドの最先端にある待望の新作をついにリリース！前作ではデヴィッド・ボウイ、ブロンド・レッド・ホット、ヤー・ヤー・ヤーズなどが参加するなど、アーティストとの交流も深い正真正銘のMusician's Musician ！最近ではギターをつとめるデイヴィッド・シーテックがフォールズのアルバムやスカーレット･ヨハンソンのアルバムをプロデュースするなど、まさに時の人となっている。ナイン・インチ・ネイルズからザ・ルーツまで、ジャンルを超えて支持を受けるそんな最も旬なロック･バンドのニュー･アルバム（3枚目）が2年ぶりに登場！

Blender - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Crying' is a bubbly disco jam about race riots and tanks in the streets, and 'Red Dress' deploys a spring-loaded new-wave riff to herald the coming of the Antichrist....Best of all is 'Family Tree,' a tender, string-laden love song, easily the most beautiful thing they've ever done." Mojo - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Adebimpe's contributions range from the fiery avant-funk of 'Dancing Choose' to gorgeous ballad 'Family Tree'. Malone excels himself with the brassy pop of 'Lover's Day'..." Spin - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[B]assist Gerard Smith and drummer Jaleel Bunton flesh out Adebimpe's and Malone's ruminations with relentlessly inventive arrangements that make even familiar sentiments seem fresh." Entertainment Weekly - "[I]t's the band's most fully realized and most consistently enjoyable record to date. Two immediate standouts, the manic, glitchy rocker 'Dancing Choose' and the string-laden 'Family Tree,' showcase the band's gift for creating a self-contained world in every song..." -- Grade: A- Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 -- "DEAR SCIENCE is a brilliant balancing act between pop aspiration and music-geek aesthetics. More tuneful than its predecessor, the album is packed with New Wave hooks and funky dance beats....One damn fine record." Paste - "[I]t's the up-tempo bangers and funky grooves on DEAR SCIENCE that truly resonate....[N]o one really sings or writes lyrics like Adebimpe..." Record Collector - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It remains true to the New Yorkers' bold template of dense, often cluttered sprawls of synthetic waves and twitchy scattershot beats." Rolling Stone - Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "The year's finest rock record was also the one that sounded the most like America in 2008, with infernal visions of war and economic desperation." Mojo - Ranked #20 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[A] wryly optimistic set of future-soul and indie-funk statements..." Spin - Ranked #1 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[F]ull of wondrous pop experiments..." Clash - Ranked #7 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" -- "[They have] merged together their disparate but perfectly picked influences into their most complete piece of work to date." CMJ - "The group's signature blend of deeply-layered loops, throbbing bass and guitars that sound like inter-dimensional vacuum cleaners exploding remains intact." Rolling Stone (p.69) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "DEAR SCIENCE is a brilliant balancing act between pop aspiration and music-geek aesthetics. More tuneful than its predecessor, the album is packed with New Wave hooks and funky dance beats....One damn fine record." Rolling Stone (p.87) - Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "The year's finest rock record was also the one that sounded the most like America in 2008, with infernal visions of war and economic desperation." Spin (p.101) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[B]assist Gerard Smith and drummer Jaleel Bunton flesh out Adebimpe's and Malone's ruminations with relentlessly inventive arrangements that make even familiar sentiments seem fresh." Spin (p.56) - Ranked #1 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[F]ull of wondrous pop experiments..." Entertainment Weekly (p.93) - "[I]t's the band's most fully realized and most consistently enjoyable record to date. Two immediate standouts, the manic, glitchy rocker 'Dancing Choose' and the string-laden 'Family Tree,' showcase the band's gift for creating a self-contained world in every song..." -- Grade: A- Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Adebimpe's contributions range from the fiery avant-funk of 'Dancing Choose' to gorgeous ballad 'Family Tree'. Malone excels himself with the brassy pop of 'Lover's Day'..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.72) - Ranked #20 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[A] wryly optimistic set of future-soul and indie-funk statements..." Blender (Magazine) (p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Crying' is a bubbly dis

New York-based experimental indie outfit TV On The Radio follow up 2006's critically acclaimed 'Return To Cookie Mountain' with 'Dear Science', a record bursting with energy and ideas. Produced by the band's multi-instrumentalist Dave Sitek, the album builds on previous material, honing heavy percussions, epic guitar noise and new wave synths into a truly mesmerising listen. Lead vocalist Tunde Adebimpe's work compliments the arrangements and mood perfectly.|

フォールズやスカーレット・ヨハンソンのプロデュースなどで一気に名を上げたデヴィッド・シーテック率いる5人組から、待望の3作目が届けられた。音の作り込み具合もハンパないし、多様な音楽ジャンルを喰らい尽くした曲展開の妙味もいつもどおり堪能できるが、何よりすごいのが全曲底抜けにポップだということ。これが超歌えちゃうし、超踊れちゃうしで、本当にキャッチーなのである。もはや向かうところ敵なし!
bounce (C)冨田 明宏