Radio Retaliation

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Radio Retaliation
Thievery corperation radio retaliation.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2008
RecordedApril 2007 – August 2008
Genre
Label ESL
Producer Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation chronology
Versions
(2006)
Radio Retaliation
(2008)
Culture of Fear
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 63/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 2.6/10 [3]
PopMatters 6/10 [4]

Radio Retaliation is the fifth studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, released on September 23, 2008 by ESL Music. Intended to be a political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of Washington, D.C. from April 2007 to August 2008.

Contents

A pre-release of the album was released on iTunes on September 9, 2008, featuring an exclusive track entitled "Philosopher’s Stone". [5] The band also promoted the album through Facebook and iLike. [6] The music video for "The Numbers Game" single debuted on December 15. [7]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Recording Package. The album cover shows a photograph of the Mexican rebel Subcomandante Marcos.

Track listing

  1. "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:41
  2. "Mandala" (featuring Anoushka Shankar on sitar) - 4:00
  3. "Radio Retaliation" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:26
  4. "Vampires" (featuring Femi Kuti) – 4:57
  5. "Hare Krsna" (featuring Seu Jorge) – 3:35
  6. "El Pueblo Unido" (featuring Verny Varela) – 3:29
  7. "(The Forgotten People)" – 3:10
  8. "33 Degree" (featuring Zee) – 3:47
  9. "Beautiful Drug" (featuring Jana Andevska) – 3:27
  10. "La Femme Parallel" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:29
  11. "Retaliation Suite" – 2:53
  12. "The Numbers Game" (featuring Chuck Brown) – 3:03
  13. "The Shining Path" – 3:38
  14. "Blasting Through the City" (featuring Notch) – 3:33
  15. "Sweet Tides" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:48

iTunes bonus tracks

  1. "Philosopher's Stone" – 4:10
  2. "Vampires (Louis Vega House Remix)" – 9:42
  3. "Vampires (Louie Vega Dub Remix)" – 9:42
  4. "Mandala (Pathaan Remix)" – 5:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 64
Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts) [9] 21
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 108
Italian Albums (FIMI) [11] 59
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [12] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 79
UK Albums (Official Charts Company) [14] 175
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [15] 4
US Billboard 200 [16] 35
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [17] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Rank
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [19] 21

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  2. Allmusic review
  3. Pitchfork review
  4. Pop Matters review
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