TV on the Radio Release 'Return to Cookie Mountain' September 12 and Then Return to the Road

TV on the Radio Release 'Return to Cookie Mountain' September 12 and Then Return to the Road

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooklyn denizens TV on the Radio are set to release "Return to Cookie Mountain" September 12 and are gearing up for a fall tour that will take their avant-rock from Portland to Philly and all auspicious points in between.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060828/LAM073)

A little history for the uninitiated: After forming TV on the Radio, Dave Sitek and Tunde Adebimpe put out the self-released "OK Calculator" in 2003. After gaining members Jaleel Bunton, Kyp Malone, and Gerard Smith, TV on the Radio released 2004's "Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes" (Touch and Go) which received that year's Shortlist Prize (given for the most creative and adventurous album). They won so convincingly, in fact, the award was disbanded when judges realized TVOTR's opus would assuredly remain the most groundbreaking record of all time.

Unafraid to top themselves, however, TVOTR returned to the studio after stints by members acting, producing, animating and ruling Williamsburg with a firm but fair hand. The result: a beautifully-charged "Return to Cookie Mountain," which runs through tracks of artful punk, noisy pop, and gospel noise. The album's already earning early and effusant praise. Here are some of the early reports trickling in:

Both monster and masterpiece ... odd, addictive, unsettling and beautiful.
- NME

TV on the Radio's 'Return to Cookie Mountain' is inspired, beautiful noise.

- Vanity Fair

A punk gospel uplift that's often profoundly moving. There's an old saying that agitators play music because they like the noise it makes. TV on the Radio play noise because they like the music it makes.

- SPIN

This album has such an incredible pull: It doesn't make an atmosphere so much as a space to spend time in, and Adebimpe doesn't become a narrator so much as a witness. (9.1/10)

- Pitchfork

09.14 Republic New Orleans, LA
09.15 Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, TX
09.16 Zilker Park Austin, TX
09.17 Emo's Austin Austin, TX
09.19 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
09.24 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA *With Massive Attack
09.25 Soma San Diego, CA
09.26 Glass House Pomona, CA
09.27 Soho Restaurant & Music Club Santa Barbara, CA
09.29 The Library Sacramento, CA
09.30 Download Festival Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA
10.02 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
10.03 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC Canada
10.04 Showbox Seattle, WA
10.07 Playmakers Fargo, ND
10.08 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
10.09 Metro Chicago, IL
10.10 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
10.12 Opera House Toronto, ON Canada
10.13 Le National Montreal, Canada
10.14 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10.15 930 Club Washington, D.C.
10.17 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10.18 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10.20 Sonar Baltimore, MD
10.21 Starlight Ballroom Philadelphia, PA

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Source: Interscope Records

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