When artists from awful groups go solo, it usually gives me a glimpse of hope. It's kind of like, maybe this it it!

However, when artists from bands that are thriving split off and do something on their own, it always rubs me a little funny. It's like, why, when you're already successful do you feel the need to ditch your group? If I was in a band, I'd be insulted. Well, that's not true. It's better to say I'd be insulted unless I really felt that member was being overshadowed by the rest of us.

Either way, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe is now an active memeber in an "on the side" project.

And while this solo release, a 7" picture disc, looks pretty sweet, I can't get myself that excited. I wish I could.

Maybe I just can't help but think of things like when Chris Wella made a solo album (bah), or even (excuse me for bringing this up) when Gerry from the Spice Girls decided to pursue the dream on her own.

I don't know, I'm trying to be optimistic, I really am. I know this is just a minor side project, and TV on the Radio is still going to continue doing sweet things.

Who knows, I guess I should focus on what happened to JT after N'SYNC, or John Lennon, or Paul Simon, or Elvis Costello.

For now, I'm just going to listen to Dear Science on vinyl and think happy thoughts.

-Jill