TV Loves You Back
2008 studio album by Restiform Bodies
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TV Loves You Back is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Restiform Bodies. It was released on Anticon in 2008.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Restiform Bodies | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | A−[1] |
| East Bay Express | favorable[2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| Okayplayer | 73/100[4] |
| Performer Magazine | favorable[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Remix | 4/5[8] |
| Soundcheck Magazine | favorable[9] |
| URB |  [10] |
Release
On July 22, 2008, "Bobby Trendy Addendum" became available digitally via Impose.[11] On September 9, 2008, Tobacco's remix of "Panic Shopper" was posted by XLR8R.[12] TV Loves You Back was released on September 30, 2008.[13] A remix version of the album, TV Loves You Back Remixes, was released in 2013.[14]
Critical reception
Amorn Bholsangngam of URB gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "TV Loves You Back is the closest to pop that Anticon may ever come, a refreshing change of pace for listeners weary of the heavy, serious musical soliloquies that the label specializes in."[10] Vish Khanna of Exclaim! called it "the perfectly imperfect soundtrack to an information overloaded yet, ironically, attention deficit addled culture."[3] Ande Pareti of Soundcheck Magazine wrote: "Each song on TV Loves You Back is a carefully concocted trip, and listening to the album in its entirety is delightful substance abuse."[9]
Chris Martins of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of A−, saying, "Passage's verses are hailstorms of cyberized imagery and sarcastic poetry, while producers Bomarr and Telephone Jim Jesus skip art-hop subtlety for beats that bang."[1] Mark Keresman of East Bay Express said: "Like Public Enemy at their best, Restiform Bodies engage you with the beats and audacious flair then make you look long and hard into funhouse-warped, revealing mirrors."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Friday" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Foul" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "A Pimp-Like God" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Panic Shopper" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Consumer Culture Wave" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Bobby Trendy Addendum" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Pick It Up, Drop It" | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Interactive Halloween Bear" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Opulent Soul" | 5:59 |
| 10. | "Ameriscan" | 3:56 |