Finding the beauty and the beat in unpredictable chaos—keeping the heart when the world falls apart—has always been TV On The Radio’s specialty, and here, it sounds completely effortless.
Each listen reveals another layer, and the album wears incredibly well over obsessive revisiting.
Even with these toe-dips in fuzzier, darker grooves, there’s still a sanguine blanket that covers Nine Types of Light.
It's with Nine Types that they've taken their longest step toward highlighting the influence of Bowie's late '70s/early '80s work and weaving it into a current context.
Nine Types of Light may fall somewhat short in comparison with TV on the Radio's other albums, but it's a strong, smart effort from a band that continues to push resolutely forward.
Nine Types of Light, continues to explore their ever-increasing accessibility with infectious results, albeit with more sonic sparseness and optimistic lyrics.
Nine Types…’ will make those who over-contextualise TVOTR finally quit their chin-stroking and live a little. This really is the most fun you can have without laughing.
TV on the Radio's emphasis on love and companionship feels vital.
Nine Types of Light shows how TV on the Radio's transmissions can be just as effective and affecting when delivered free of static and noise.
There’s little denying that this album misses a lot of the urgency and sheer emotional energy of the band’s first two LPs.
Nine Types of Light feels like the work of a band more than content to make a good album.
TV on the Radio really came out with quite a catchy and straight forward rock album fused with electronic. Very easy to enjoy, but it certainly lacks a certain authenticity that the previous records were particularly excelling at.
More refined and sophisticated of all TV on the Radio releases. A mature and very well thought production.
I like the opener "Second Song", and the using of falsetto - also on further tracks ("Forgotten") - is pretty catchy. TV On The Radio provides with this album a good mix of complex song structures and sophisticated instrumentations with poppy elements (uh uh (on "Second Song", uiuuu (on "You"), partly Bee-Gees-like falsetto). "Keep Your Heart" could be also a song written by David Bowie, who was a fan of TV On The Radio (like me). The following ... read more
Well, I like the album, especially the intro and closer. But in comparison to it's predecessor, the album feels a little forgettable and sleepy. The instrumentals came to life in Dear Science, but in this they feel more consistent with the Cookie Mountain instrumentals that I wasn't as partial to. Still, solid.
Nine Types Of Light continues into a spiral of more generic indie rock sounds even if there is sometimes more fun to be had on certain songs. It's good but weaker.
1. second song - nice! piano and then guitar and vocals and drums fun and cheerful
2. keep your heart - i like it but prob not as much as i liked second song but im not rlly paying much attention lol... wait i rlly like this i feel like w a couple more listens i could get really obsessed with it
3. you - didn't pay attention
4. no future shock - when this song started i looked up
5. killer crane - last song before will do.....
6. will do - YESSSSSSSSS 9.9999/10 the lyrics are so beautiful
7. ... read more
1 | Second Song 4:20 | 80 |
2 | Keep Your Heart 5:42 | 73 |
3 | You 4:04 | 76 |
4 | No Future Shock 4:02 | 72 |
5 | Killer Crane 6:14 | 80 |
6 | Will Do 3:44 | 87 |
7 | New Cannonball Blues 4:32 | 77 |
8 | Repetition 3:42 | 76 |
9 | Forgotten 3:37 | 72 |
10 | Caffeinated Consciousness 3:18 | 80 |
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