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Return to Cookie Mountain
by Tv On The Radio
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Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
3.5597
Avg. Critic Score:
3.4213
Return to Cookie Mountain Rank 3 Reviews
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cokemachineglowThe music beneath Cookie Mountain is an earthquake of nearly generation-defining proportions. ...more
TimeOutDark, sonic maze. ...more
musicOMH.comI remember the last time I went to Cookie Mountain. It was 14 years ago. It was a place where a nine-year-old's imagination could be warped and cocooned in a shell of innocence; a dream world of cerulean blue skies, grassy knolls and all manner of ...more
BillboardWhile TVOTR now record for just another major label, their music is more distinctive than ever. ...more
musicOMH.comWhile far from immaculate, Cookie Mountain is the logical progression from Desperate Youth, with its conception fruit enough for those who appreciate musical innovation. ...more
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Dot MusicTake the time to squeeze inside, and you'll discover a startling, significant, endlessly inspiring album. ...more
Observer Music MonthlyA warmer, more linear record than their debut... Spellbinding, frustrating, wonderful. ...more
The GuardianReturn to Cookie Mountain is largely a delight - an experimental album with a pop heart that avoids self-indulgence. ...more
Times OnlineAt their best, TVONTR fuse pop and the avant garde as well as anyone since Björk. ...more
Blogcritics56 minutes of psychobabble and musically throwing everything they know at you. ...more
Guardian...An experimental album with a pop heart... ...more
All Music GuideAt times, Return to Cookie Mountain threatens to become more impressive than likeable -- a complaint that could also arguably be leveled against Desperate Youth as well -- but fortunately, TV on the Radio reconnects with, and builds on, the intimacy and ...more
Almost CoolDense and substantive, Return To Cookie Mountain is a nice head-trip to take. ...more
Drowned In SoundAfter their awesome Young Liars EP, TV On The Radio dropped their semi-inconsistent album Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes, which had some standout tracks, but never quite seemed to harness all their power. At some point in the past two years ...more
PopMattersIt may sound strange and unwieldy on first (or second or third) exposure, but those who stick with it will be rewarded with an album of surpassing intricacy, filled with an abundance of musical nooks and crannies, the likes of which reward sustained ...more
Dusted MagazineThere's a wider range of styles and sounds here, from dramatic shoegazer epics to the closest they've ever gotten to straight-ahead rock. Not everything gels solidly, and there are some awkward moments, but no real stumbles. ...more
PlaylouderFascinatingly dense, soulful and utterly divine. ...more
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