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RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN by TV On the Radio
Because the members of this band look like students in a math Ph.D. program, you expect their songs to sound cleverly tortured and insufferably internal. They are clever-note the use of unconjoined in their lyrics-but their rock experimentation owes more to David Bowie (who cameos on Province) than to John Cage. Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone's harmonies radiate awkward warmth, while the rhythms pause just long enough to reveal surprising melodies.





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