RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN

'''Return to Cookie Mountain''' is a critically acclaimed album by TV on the Radio, released July 6, 2006 worldwide (except the United States) by 4AD. An unmastered version of the album had previously surfaced on the Internet in early 2006. The album was released in the U.S. and Canada on September 12, 2006 by Interscope Records. The North American release features three bonus tracks, two of which are B-sides from the single "Wolf Like Me"; the other is a remix of "Hours" by El-P. Videos were made for the singles "Wolf Like Me" and "Province".
"Province" features backup vocals from David Bowie, who championed the band's full-length debut, ''Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes''. Katrina Ford of the band Celebration guests on "Wolf Like Me," "Let the Devil In" and "Blues From Down Here". Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead sings on "Hours".
''Return to Cookie Mountain'' was named the album of the year by SPIN for 2006, and the band appeared on the cover of the magazine as a result. The album was ranked #2 on Pitchfork Media's list of ''Top 50 Albums of 2006''.

Contents

Track listing

US bonus tracks

Personnel

"I Was a Lover"

"Hours"

"Province"

"Playhouses"

"Wolf Like Me"

"A Method"

"Let the Devil In"

"Dirtywhirl"

"Blues From Down Here"

"Tonight"

"Wash the Day"

External links

Track listing

# "I Was a Lover" (Kyp Malone, David Andrew Sitek) – 4:21
# "Hours" (Tunde Adebimpe) – 3:55
# "Province" (Malone, Sitek) – 4:37
# "Playhouses" (Malone) – 5:11
# "Wolf Like Me" (Adebimpe) – 4:39
# "A Method" (Adebimpe) – 4:25
# "Let the Devil In" (Malone) – 4:27
# "Dirtywhirl" (Adebimpe) – 4:15
# "Blues From Down Here" (Malone) – 5:17
# "Tonight" (Adebimpe) – 6:53
# "Wash the Day" (Malone, Sitek, Adebimpe) – 8:08

US bonus tracks

#

"Snakes and Martyrs" (Malone) – 4:07
# "Hours (El-P Remix)" (Adebimpe) – 4:26
# "Things You Can Do" (Adebimpe, Sitek) – 5:26

Personnel

"I Was a Lover"

★ Vocals - Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe

★ Samples, guitars, bass - Dave Sitek

★ Piano - Gerard Smith

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

"Hours"

★ Vocals - Tunde Adebimpe, Kazu Makino

★ Drums, guitars, piano - Jaleel Bunton

★ Bass, organ - Gerard Smith

★ Flute - Dave Sitek

★ Cello - Jeremy Wilms

"Province"

★ Vocals - Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, David Bowie

★ Sampler, guitars, bass, keys - Dave Sitek

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

★ Piano - Gerard Smith

"Playhouses"

★ Vocals - Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, Omega "C Taylor" Moon

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

★ Sampler, guitars - Dave Sitek

"Wolf Like Me"

★ Vocals - Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone, Katrina Ford

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

★ Bass, guitar - Kyp Malone

★ Guitar, samples, synth - Dave Sitek

★ Guitar - Jaleel Bunton

★ Baritone saxophone - Martin Perna

"A Method"

★ Vocals - Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone

★ Samples, keys, synth - Dave Sitek

★ Percussion - Jaleel Bunton, Tunde Adebimpe

"Let the Devil In"

This track includes extended samples from Lou Reed's 1975 noise album ''Metal Machine Music '' during the verses.

★ Vocals - Kyp Malone, Katrina Ford, Tunde Adebimpe

★ Choir - Jaleel Bunton, Akwetey & Aku Orraca-Tetteh, Devang Shah, Aaron Aites, Tunde Adebimpe, Gerard Smith

★ Samples - Dave Sitek

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

★ Percussion - Akwetey, Aku, Devang Shah (Dragons of Zynth)

★ Guitar, bass - Kyp Malone

"Dirtywhirl"

★ Vocals - Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone

★ Guitar, bass - Gerard Smith

★ Drums, Rhodes - Jaleel Bunton

★ Sample, synth - Dave Sitek

"Blues From Down Here"

★ Vocals - Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe, Katrina Ford, Shanina Robinson

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

★ Samples, guitars, synth - Dave Sitek

★ Guitar - Kyp Malone

★ Horns - Martin Perna, Chris Taylor

★ Bass Harmonica, Bass Clarinet - Stuart Bogie

★ Horn arrangement - Chris Taylor

"Tonight"

★ Vocals - Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone

★ Guitar, percussion - Jaleel Bunton

★ Magic - Dave Sitek

★ Clarinet - Chris Taylor

"Wash the Day"

★ Vocals - Kyp Malone, Tunde Adebimpe

★ Drums - Jaleel Bunton

★ Guitar, bass, synth - Dave Sitek

★ Electric sitar - Gerard Smith

External links

★ ''Return to Cookie Mountain'' Reviews at Metacritic