Artist: The Radio Dept.
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To be completely honest, The Radio Dept. have never previously overwhelmed me, not in the way many friends and critics have been. This isn't to say I think they've been hyped into popularity, but their albums have often engaged me for a few weeks and then been shelved, only pulled out occasionally to listen to the two or three songs that really sunk in. "Clinging to a scheme", however, is a different beast -- for me, it is the album their previous efforts more than betrayed they were capable of: an amalgamation of the lively and charming tone of "Lesser matters" and the ambience of "Pet grief", yet surpassing them both. While this newest work finds the band in more explorative territory, it is a focused effort that maintains The Radio Dept.'s signature atmospherics despite the more adventurous tone of the record: "Domestic scene" is a near-perfect introduction to the album with its layers of languid guitars and synthesizers overlying a constant, driving beat, a tact subtly reminiscent of Doves; despite the spoken word opening (an irksome quirk that is used again a few minutes into "Never follow suit"), "Heaven's on fire" is one of the album's highlights, a strange union of The Radio Dept.'s talents with "Writer's block"-era Peter Bjorn and John's pop sensibility; and "Never follow suit" takes a few pages from The Tough Alliance's playbook, translating those mischievous tendencies and working them seamlessly into the track. While The Radio Dept. may have branched out and sped things up a little on this newest album, there is nothing that compromises the band's unique take on pop music; if anything, "Clinging to a scheme" acts as a tableau of where The Radio Dept. has been, all while elevating the band to this new peak. "The video dept." is wonderfully nostalgic of the finest lo-fi moments of "Lesser matters" and the already praised "Domestic scene" could almost have been on "Pet grief", were it a more somber affair. One of the finest qualities of the album is the fact that it isn't as solemn as much of The Radio Dept.'s catalogue, and yet remains just as personal and poignant. Suffice it to say, "Clinging to a scheme" isn't getting shelved anytime soon.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
There's a new mp3s from The Radio Dept. making the rounds: http://www.labrador.se/never
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. This is Head
02. jj
03. Anna Ternheim
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Beach House
06. Håkan Hellström
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Kent
09. Love Is All
10. Jonathan Johansson
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. This Is Head
02. jj
03. Anna Ternheim
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Beach House
06. Håkan Hellström
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Kent
09. Love Is All
10. Jonathan Johansson
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Radio Dept.
02. Jonathan Johansson
03. Kent
04. Sophie Zelmani
05. The National
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Loney, Dear
09. The Tough Alliance
10. Love Is All
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Markus Krunegård
04. Shout Out Louds
05. Kent
06. Hello Saferide
07. Moto Boy
08. El Perro del Mar
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. Håkan Hellström
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Beach House
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Loney, Dear
04. Shout Out Louds
05. jj
06. Moto Boy
07. Håkan Hellström
08. Yeasayer
09. David & the Citizens
10. Efterklang
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Are The Radio Dept. still a terrible live band? Find out on their upcoming tour:
05/08 - V-dala Nation @ Velvet, Uppsala (SWE)
05/13 - Herrgår'n, Linköping (SWE)
05/14 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
05/15 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
05/20 - Bush Hall, London (UK)
05/21 - The Legion @ Stag And Dagger Festival, London (UK)
05/22 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm (SWE)
05/27 - Siesta!, Hässleholm (SWE)
06/03 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
06/04 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Rome (ITA)
06/05 - Spazio 211, Turin (ITA)
Apparently The Radio Dept. cover Sade's "All about our love" as the b-side on their new "Heaven's on fire" single and you can check it out right here: http://www.lagasta.com/the-radio-dept-cover-sade/
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Radio Dept.
02. Beach House
03. Sambassadeur
04. Moto Boy
05. Jens Lekman
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Jonathan Johansson
09. Yeasayer
10. Club 8
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There's a new song from The Radio Dept. in the Pitchfork Forkcast: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/13993-never-follow-suit/
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Sambassadeur
02. Shout Out Louds
03. Efterklang
04. Beach House
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Jens Lekman
07. Oh No Ono
08. Yeasayer
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. El Perro del Mar
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The Radio Dept. will be playing a few international dates this spring:
05/20 - Bush Hall, London (UK)
05/21 - The Legion @ Stag And Dagger Festival, London (UK)
06/03 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
06/04 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Rome (ITA)
06/05 - Spazio 211, Turin (ITA)
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Yeasayer
05. Loney, Dear
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Seabear
08. Markus Krunegård
09. Beach House
10. Jonathan Johansson
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Midlake
02. Beach House
03. Hot Chip
04. Jonathan Johansson
05. The Bear Quartet
06. El Perro del Mar
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Håkan Hellström
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Yeasayer
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The Radio Dept.