With 2008 ending on a massive TV On The Radio high following the release of the brilliant ‘Dear Science,‘ I was wondering how long it would be before I heard from the band and its individual members again. Fortunately I only had to wait until Febuary when guitarist Kyp Malone re-joined film director and singer Aaron Aites for their much appreciated Iran project.
The result of this reunion is an album that harks back to the early 90s alternative rock of the likes of Pavement and Nada Surf both in recording and arrangement choices. Credit should be given to Dave Sitek for his production as it really bring out the dirty melodies that contributed to the value of these 10 beautiful fucked up songs.
‘Dissolver‘ should be enjoyed as an album that sound vaguely familiar at first yet more complex as you scratch beneath the surface and pretty far from anything else that is on the horizon at the moment.
TRACKS:
Iran – Baby Let’s Get High One Last Time Together
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