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After 2010 breakthrough Clinging to a Scheme LP, Sweden's the Radio Dept. return with a strong career overview based on their varied singles output.

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The Radio Dept. have spent their whole career as underdogs. They are a band whose big moment has always seemed just out of reach, something compounded by the fact that they went album-less for four years, finally ending the dry spell with last year's fine Clinging to a Scheme. That record's success brought with it a swell of momentum-- two singles, an EP, and even a free Internet single to coincide with the Swedish elections. It was a period of activity that won them a whole new set of listeners, and the decision to reconcile their scattered career into an accessible singles collection seems to be a wise move.

The first disc of Passive Aggressive aims to be just that-- a collection of chronologically ordered singles and album material that shows how much ground the Radio Dept. have covered in eight years. 'Why Won't You Talk About It?' opens the set with in-the-red guitars and a drumbeat that seems to be endlessly on the verge of kicking in. Johan Duncanson's barely there vocals have a similar lackadaisical quality and effortless cool to Julian Casablancas of Is This It-era Strokes. It has a magnetic breeziness about it, and for all of the early-2000s signifiers and the blown-out lo-fi production, it actually sounds five years ahead of its time.

After the debut album, Lesser Matters, the band took on a more electronic bent, showcased here by 'The Worst Taste in Music', a well-executed piece of synth-pop reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boys and a stand-out moment on the collection. It's a shame that it is the sole representative from 2006's underrated Pet Grief. Much of that excellent record pre-dates many of the recent Balearic-leaning groups such as Korallreven, jj, and ceo, and this would have been an excellent opportunity to recast their significance as progenitors of that scene.

At their best, as on last year's 'Heaven's on Fire', the Radio Dept. internalize their varied influences-- dub, sample culture, synth pop-- and refocus them into a something that is unmistakably their own. Their identity is so hard-wired into the core of the sound that it means they can nod to slightly alien textures such as the offbeat keys and dub leanings of 'Never Follow Suit' without it sounding contrived.

The B-sides disc is less strong, and there are some odd choices-- the inclusion of throwaway instrumental 'Tåget' over the excellent Cure-tinged cut 'Deliverance' from the This Past Week EP is disappointing. There are a few highlights to be found, but even those, such as buzzy instrumental 'Mad About the Boy', sound like sketches. At best, some of these songs show promise, at worst, the mostly minor-key explorations come across as labored and even overwrought in the case of 'You and Me Then?'. While it's interesting to hear the band experiment and stretch its legs, these tracks mark a lot of the disc out as fan-only material.

The weakness of the second disc makes for a slightly awkward contrast as the collection straddles an uncomfortable middle ground between appeasing long-time fans with rarities and acting as a primer to the band's sadly underrated previous material. But while there are a few selection missteps overall, the first disc in particular makes for a great initiation to the Radio Dept.'s previous work. And that there is the opportunity to re-introduce this long undervalued band is something to cheer in itself.

The Radio Dept. is a dream pop band from Lund, Sweden signed to Labrador Records.

History[edit]

The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson, who named the group after a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop called 'Radioavdelningen' (Swedish for The Radio Department). However, Almered and Duncanson soon stopped playing music together, putting the band on hiatus. Aashiqui 1990 mp3 songs 320kbps. Then three years later, in 1998, Duncanson started making music again but now with Martin Larsson and they decided to adopt the same name.^[1] In 2001, Larsson's then girlfriend Lisa Carlberg joined the group on bass, followed by Per Blomgren on drums and Daniel Tjäder on keyboards.^[2][3]

Later in 2001, the band sent recordings to music magazine Sonic, receiving a positive review and being featured on the free CD sampler that came with the magazine. Labrador Records heard them on the disc and signed them to their label. Their debut album, 'Lesser Matters', was well received by the music press, scoring 10 out of 10 in NME. Per Blomgren left the group prior to the release of this album and Lisa Carlberg departed after the release of This Past Week EP. According to their website, the band decided to use digital drum tracks and stated that for their second album they were 'taking a new direction .. which wouldn't require a member that played bass guitar.'^[4]

The group enjoyed a slightly more widespread recognition after three tracks ('Pulling Our Weight', 'I Don't Like It Like This' and 'Keen on Boys') were included on the soundtrack for Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette.

Early 2006 saw the release of their second album Pet Grief. The distorted buzz that adorned most of their debut was now replaced by synthesizer. The album didn't reach the rest of Europe, including the UK until later in 2006. Unfortunately, with little touring support there was no real buzz behind Pet Grief. Reviews were mixed. NME rated the album with a 7 out of 10, but other magazines were not quite so positive. However, it did find popularity amongst a growing fan base throughout the world, thanks to the internet. The album is available in the US through Darla and through their US distribution deal with Labrador.

By the end of 2006, a brand new track 'We Made the Team' was released as the 100th release on the Labrador. It was also the final track on the Labrador's labels Compilation of 100 tracks released at the beginning of 2007.

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The band released a new EP in May 2008 entitled Freddie And The Trojan Horse on Labrador Records. Another EP, David, was released on June 24, 2009. The song 'David' was also made available for download at no cost by Labrador Records. The band released their third album Clinging to a Scheme on April 20, 2010.

In January 2011 their first compilation album, Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010, was released. It contained all the A-sides released by the band and many of the B-sides and other rarities. This year they were nominated at the Swedish Grammis in the categories “Album of the Year” and “Band of the Year”.^[5] In 2011 the band began a tour in the United States and Mexico; in 2012 they visited Latin America,^[6] and in 2013 they toured in Turkey and other countries of Asia.^[7]

The group released their fourth album on October 21st of 2016, titled Running out of Love.^[8]

Musical style[edit]

The Radio Dept. are related to such genres as alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, shoegazing and twee pop, with reviews comparing them to Pet Shop Boys, My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins.^[9]

In an interview on their fansite, they cite influences such as Charles Aznavour, Saint Etienne, Broadcast, Frank Sinatra, Joy Division, Pet Shop Boys, Chet Baker, Fennesz, Nick Drake, Kevin Rowland, Prefab Sprout, Paddy McAloon, Junior Boys, Orange Juice, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Jonathan Richman, The Avalanches and The Pale Fountains.^[4]

Accolades[edit]

The Radio Dept This Past Week

Their album Lesser Matters was ranked No. 9 on NME's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2004.^[10] The album received an 84/100 (Universal acclaim) on Metacritic from a total of five reviews.^[11]

Their album Running out of Love was shortlisted by IMPALA (The Independent Music Companies Association) for the Album of the Year Award 2016, which rewards on a yearly basis the best album released on an independent European label.^[12]

Band members[edit]

Current members

• Johan Duncanson
• Martin Larsson, alias Martin Carlberg^[13]
• Daniel Tjäder (touring member)

Past members

• Elin Almered (1995)
• Lisa Carlberg (2001-2005)
• Per Blomgren (2001-2003)
• Kim Sjölander
• Max Weiland
• Le Bombe
• Rugar

• Anuar Adame

Discography[edit]

• Lesser Matters (2003)
• Pet Grief (2006)
• Clinging to a Scheme (2010)
• Running Out of Love (2016)

References[edit]

1. ^'The Radio Dept' (in French). Magicrpm. 2014-07-31. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
2. ^'XL: The Radio Dept'. Archived from the original on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
3. ^'Labrador: The Radio Dept'. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
4. ^ ^ab'The Radio Dept. Biography'. Archived from the original on 2007-02-15. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
5. ^'The Radio Dept. announce 2011 tour dates'. Consequence of Sound. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
6. ^[1]^{[dead link]}
7. ^'The Radio Dept on tour in Asia at the.. - Labrador Records'. Facebook. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
8. ^Matthew Strauss (2016-07-27). 'The Radio Dept. Return With New Album Running Out of Love'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
9. ^'The Black and White'. Archived from the original on 2006-11-19. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
10. ^'Metacritic: Best Albums of 2004'. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
11. ^'Metacritic entry'. Retrieved 2006-10-27.
12. ^'25 artists up for best independent album of the year in Europe'. IMPALA. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
13. ^Martin Carlberg discography

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