''Return to Cookie Mountain'' is the second studio album by American

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band

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. It was released July 6, 2006, worldwide by 4AD, and issued in the

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and

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on September 12, 2006, by

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and Touch and Go Recordings. The North American release features three bonus tracks, two of which are

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from the single " Wolf Like Me"; the other is a remix of "Hours" by

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were made for the singles "Wolf Like Me" and "Province". The album featured several notable guest vocalists: "Province" features backing vocals from

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, who championed the band's full-length debut, ''

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''; Katrina Ford of the band Celebration guests on "Wolf Like Me", "Let the Devil In" and "Blues from Down Here"; Kazu Makino of

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sings on "Hours". This is their first album to feature the keyboardist Gerard Smith.

Reception

''Return to Cookie Mountain'' earned overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, and was named the album of the year by ''

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'' for 2006, leading to the band's appearance on the magazine's cover. The album was ranked second on

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's list of ''Top 50 Albums of 2006''. ''

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'',

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, and

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each named the album as the fourth best of 2006, and the album is ranked fifth on

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's year-end list. In 2009,

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ranked the album at eighth on its "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list. In December 2007 the album was ranked number 96 in ''

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's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever''. As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 242,000 copies, according to

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Track listing

# "I Was a Lover" (Kyp Malone, David Andrew Sitek) – 4:21 # "Hours" (Tunde Adebimpe) – 3:55 # "

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" (Malone, Sitek) – 4:37 # "Playhouses" (Malone) – 5:11 # " Wolf Like Me" (Adebimpe) – 4:39 # "A Method" (Adebimpe) – 4:25 # "Let the Devil In" (Malone) – 4:27 # "Dirtywhirl" (Adebimpe) – 4:15 # "Blues from Down Here" (Malone) – 5:17 # "Tonight" (Adebimpe) – 6:53 # "Wash the Day" (Malone, Sitek, Adebimpe) – 8:08

Sample credits

* "Let the Devil In" includes extended samples from

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's 1975 noise album ''

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'' during the verses.

US bonus tracks

ilence:… #

"Untitled" – 1:44 #

"Snakes and Martyrs" (Malone) – 4:07 # "Hours (El-P

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)" (Adebimpe) – 4:26 # "Things You Can Do" (Adebimpe, Sitek) – 5:26

Personnel

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– vocals , percussion , choir * Jaleel Bunton – drums , piano , guitar , percussion , choir ,

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Kyp Malone David Kyp Joel Malone (born February 27, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist and member of the bands TV on the Radio, Iran, Rain Machine, and Ice Balloons. Biography Malone grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and moved to New Jersey for ...

– vocals , bass , guitar *

Dave Sitek David Andrew Sitek (born September 6, 1972) is an American musician and record producer, known for his work with his band TV on the Radio. He has also worked with bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Foals, Celebration, Little Dragon, Beady ...

– guitars , bass , samples , flute , sampler , keys , synth , magic * Gerard Smith – piano , organ , bass , choir , guitar ,

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Additional personnel * Kazu Makino – vocals * Jeremy Wilms – cello *

– vocals * Omega "C Taylor" Moon – vocals * Katrina Ford – vocals *

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–

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, horns * Aaron Aites – choir *

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: Akwetey & Aku Orraca-Tetteh, Devang Arvind Shah – choir, percussion * Shanina Robinson – vocals *

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–

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* Chris Taylor – horns , clarinet , horn arrangement

Charts

References

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