MP3: TV on the Radio - "Wolf Like Me"
TV on the Radio are one of those happy flukes of musical nature. While other bands make hungry work of moving past their sophomore slump, these guys are resting on the laurels of their critically-acclaimed masterpiece Return to Cookie Mountain. After 2004's Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes scored the band a Shortlist Music Prize, expectations for their second and eagerly anticipated proper full-length (2002 self-release OK Calculator notwithstanding) were pretty high. Signing to legendary record label 4AD for European distribution also didn't hurt.
Shoot forward to the mislabeled and unmastered Internet leak of Return to Cookie Mountain and the collective gasp of fans, both adoring and hipster-cynical alike, propelling mixed-up tracks onto blogs and message boards, and you've got a pretty good idea of how the laureation begins. I don't know about you, but the first time I heard "Wolf Like Me" (originally ID3-labeled "Playhouses"), I nearly fell out of my seat for all the bopping and jaw-dropping. The album was officially released in July of 2006 (September in the U.S.) to praise worthy of its various "Album of the Year" spots on year-end lists, but it's Return's lycanthropian ode to lust that seals the deal. Not only is "Wolf Like Me" a bona-fide dance-floor packer that Meatball Magic regulars never get sick of thrashing around to, it's also a howling testament to one band's double-fisted ability to rock the fucking house. And how.
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