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Seeds

TV on the Radio

Seeds

The Brooklyn art rock band with album No.5, following up the acclaimed Nine Types Of Light after a gap of three years

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Virgin
UK Release date
17/11/2014
US Release date
18/11/2014
  1. 9.0 |   Earbuddy

    Another singularly distinctive album that's as compelling as past releases
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  2. 9.0 |   The 405

    A record rich in fruits to reap, the result of unbridled enthusiasm, masterful craft and, yes, a long gaze sunwards
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  3. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    Sublime catharsis after the group's tragic loss and a perfect distillation of what the band do best
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  4. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    Exhilarating stuff
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  5. 9.0 |   No Ripcord

    Instead of shrinking before death and darkness, the band is planting a new seed, growing into a stronger entity than it was before
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  6. 8.3 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Isn’t TV on the Radio’s strongest album, but it is a radiant reboot, a move forward and a reason to move
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  7. 8.0 |   DIY

    Instead of sewing the seed for a brighter future, TV on the Radio leap ahead with a renewed sense of being
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  8. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    The band is as sharp and bold as ever, finding new facets of a sound they spearheaded more than a decade ago
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  9. 8.0 |   NME

    These songs conjure the same excitement as the seditious ‘Wolf Like Me’ did in 2006
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  10. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A triumph that has risen from tragedy, a glittering testament to a fallen band mate who has been done proud
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  11. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    An unlikely moment to come back with the most hooky, poppy album of their career
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  12. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Its 12 expansive tracks make for a compelling and frankly splendid record that you should seriously consider adding to your collection
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  13. 8.0 |   FasterLouder

    Gerard Smith’s bass was key to TVOTR’s rhythmic engine, and the band answer his absence with more open space as well as with more flitting loops. Again, that takes some getting used to, but soon Seeds feels right at home in the band’s wider discography
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  14. 8.0 |   Q

    Seeds is not 1000% their best work, but it’s not far off. Print edition only

  15. 7.9 |   Paste Magazine

    Lighthearted, upbeat; there’s a level of immediacy
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  16. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Seeds is both a tribute to a lost friend and the sound of the band dealing with bereavement
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  17. 7.2 |   Pitchfork

    TV on the Radio are still capable of conquering big stages and broad sonic territory with the kind of precision and power for which their increasingly desperate older contemporaries need to rely on expensive stunts
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  18. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album succeeds by being both engaging on a intuitive level and deceptively thoughtful, putting aside overt ambition to pursue a condensed, often melancholy sound
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  19. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Balancing musical sensuality with lyrical smarts and crafting big melodies without sacrificing intimacy. Print edition only.

  20. 7.0 |   The Music

    There’s so many different moods shaded by intriguing soundscapes, horns, electro-glitches, beautifully considered harmonies and tender lyrical moments for their departed friend, and with the TVOTR touch, it works
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  21. 7.0 |   Spin

    It's impossible to listen to Seeds' luxurious fuzz and think that this is a band who mean to be anything but fat and in love
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  22. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    12 tracks of deftly produced and expertly executed art-pop that shines for the most part, and suffers only slightly through its short-lived lesser moments
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  23. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    TVOTR have rarely shirked the difficult issues. Here it’s no different, just more cathartic
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  24. 7.0 |   Clash

    The welcome return of a still-essential band
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  25. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The art-rock crew wrestles with the loss of a key member, beautifully
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  26. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s not their most exciting, magnetic, or powerful record, but it is the one they needed to make
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  27. 6.5 |   Beardfood

    There are no surprises here, just honest songwriting backed by their trusty combination of live instruments and electronics
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  28. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    When it works, as on 'Test Pilot', it is clever, immersive, and something they do so well
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  29. 6.0 |   The List

    A couple of nice choral touches remain; otherwise, the idiosyncratic quirks have been ironed out of their sound
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  30. 6.0 |   Mojo

    On album number 5 they have turned into U2. Print edition only

  31. 5.0 |   The Quietus

    The band seem to have the most fun when they embrace their grittier, dirtier past
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  32. 5.0 |   A.V. Club

    Reflects a band unconcerned with challenging its listeners this time and more interested in delivering a complete collection of competent, mark-bearing songs
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  33. 4.0 |   Crack

    The album ultimately becomes an exercise in faceless melodies; a series of songs that can only exist during playtime before, on reflection, they become an anonymous, amorphous blob
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  34. 4.0 |   The Arts Desk

    While the recent-ish death of bassist, Gerard Smith may have had some influence on this wearisome feel, it is to be hoped that they manage to get happy before heading back into the studio because Seeds is just dreary
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