5280 Listening Club

In this episode, we give the 2008 classic, "Dear Science" by TV On the Radio a listen. The year is 2003 and the Brooklyn-based indie outfit TV On the Radio bursts onto the scene with their underground hit EP, “Young Liars” and a stellar title track to tag along. The following three years were dictated by the graduating success of “Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes” — highlighted by the indie masterpiece tune “Staring at the Sun” — and their second record “Return to Cookie Mountain,” which rode the success of the timeless single “Wolf Like Me.” In 2008, the group cemented the apex of their success with the electronic, art pop masterpiece “Dear Science.” The album is highlighted by the heartfelt “Family Tree” and the climactic, adrenaline-pumping “DLZ” (which was famously featured in an episode of Breaking Bad) and earned a slew of recognitions: The best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork’s reader’s poll. Village Voice, The Guardian and Spin among others, as well as being included on 1001 Albums to Hea