Closer To God

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ALBUM INFORMATION

Total Tracks: 19   Total Length: 78:59

eMusic Features

Get Well Soon, Dan Treacy!

By J. Edward Keyes , Editor-in-Chief

Incredibly sad news in the UK today: Television Personalities frontman Dan Treacy is in a coma after surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain. Treacy is an underground icon -- MGMT honored him with "Song For Dan Treacy" on last year's TVP-inspired Congratulations and his shambling, part-sarcastic/part-heartbroken approach to pop has been cited as an influence by countless contemporary indie bands. Three years ago, Douglas Wolk wrote this excellent summarymore »

They Say All Media Guide

The TVPs’ most musically accessible album to date, Closer to God is also their most gloomy (although it’s a ray of sunshine when compared to its follow-up, I Was a Mod Before You Was a Mod). Embellished by bright arrangements, strings and horns, tracks like “This Heart’s Not Made of Stone” and “Coming Home Soon” are white lies, upbeat productions masking downbeat songs; more honest are “My First Nervous Breakdown” and “Very Dark Today,” which make no bones about the depths of Dan Treacy’s despair. – Jason Ankeny