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Return to Cookie Mountain
The 1031st greatest album of all time
Return to Cookie Mountain (2006) expands TV on the Radio's blend of indie rock and experimental electronics into a dense, cinematic record that pairs angular guitars and driving rhythms with processed synths, brass textures and layered vocal harmonies. The music shifts between urgent, propulsive songs and slower, atmospheric passages, trading conventional rock structures for ambitious arrangements that draw on soul, downtempo and electronic influences. The album is often cited for its rich production and for crystallizing the band's distinctive, genre-blurring sound in the mid 2000s.
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