Radio Retaliation

Radio Retaliation
Studio album by Thievery Corporation
Released	September 23, 2008
Recorded	April 2007 – August 2008
Genre	Trip hop, electronica, downtempo
Label	Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
Producer	Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation chronology
Versions (2006) Radio Retaliation (2008) Culture of Fear (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(2.6/10)[2]
Pop Matters	(6/10)[3]
Metacritic	(63/100)[4]

Radio Retaliation is the fifth studio album of electronica band Thievery Corporation. Planned to be a political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of Washington, D.C. A pre-release of the album was available 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 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

16. "Philosopher's Stone" – 4:10
17. "Vampires (Louis Vega House Remix)" – 9:42
18. "Vampires (Louie Vega Dub Remix)" – 9:42
19. "Mandala (Pathaan Remix)" – 5:37

References