Comparison answer surface • TV on the Radio discography

Dear Science vs Return to Cookie Mountain

Return to Cookie Mountain currently leads Dear Science in Chorus's TV on the Radio critic-consensus view.

Dear Science sits at 85/100 across 33 reviews, while Return to Cookie Mountain sits at 87/100 across 25 reviews. Dear Science has the deeper review sample right now. Consensus is tighter around Return to Cookie Mountain, which suggests critics are landing in a narrower range. Use this comparison to see where the stronger critic favorite sits against the adjacent discography benchmark.

Score Gap
2
points on Chorus's 0-100 scale
Review Gap
8
reviews separating the current samples
Tighter Consensus
Return to Cookie Mountain
lower spread means critics are clustering more tightly
Dear Science by TV on the Radio
Established consensus More reviews

Dear Science

TV on the Radio

ChoruScore
85
Reviews
33
Confidence 89%
Sources 32
Range 50-100
Spread 10.9
Chorus Call
Strong critical consensus

TV on the Radio's Dear Science arrives as a high-water mark of ambitious pop and art-rock craft, a record where sleek production and restless imagination collide.

Primary Praise

DLZ is the best track because it uses an actual-sounding drummer and oozes natural tension.

Primary Criticism

The album’s core strength was once its urgency and intrigue, but here it is undermined by programmable beats and a bored tone.

Standout Tracks
Family Tree Golden Age Halfway Home
Source Spread
50 · No Ripcord 100 · Hot Press
Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio
Established consensus Higher score Higher confidence Tighter consensus

Return to Cookie Mountain

TV on the Radio

ChoruScore
87
Reviews
25
Confidence 90%
Sources 25
Range 70-100
Spread 7.8
Chorus Call
Strong critical consensus

TV on the Radio's Return to Cookie Mountain arrives as a boldly textured statement, where emotional restraint meets widescreen ambition and critics largely agree it succeeds.

Primary Praise

“Wash the Day Away” is best for its epic, magisterial build and denouement.

Primary Criticism

No dominant criticism has separated itself from the current review sample yet.

Standout Tracks
Province Wolf Like Me I Was a Lover
Source Spread
70 · PopMatters 100 · AllMusic