"swedish guns" is so fucking good
― j. winters (josh), Tuesday, 30 August 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
I like the housey pop direction they have taken, driving around listening in the rain today was nice.
― JacobSanders, Tuesday, 30 August 2016 19:56 (seven years ago) link
Touring too :)
― Ross, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 23:25 (seven years ago) link
I love how their albums are so concise.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 14 September 2016 23:41 (seven years ago) link
wow, this sounds nothing like i expected it to do. the "housey pop" description is true. at first listen, the pace and feel is maybe too consistent. committed to the cause followed by running out of love is beautiful.
― wishy washy hippy variety hour (Hunt3r), Saturday, 15 October 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
Committed To The Cause is the best thing they have ever done, I constantly have that synth melody in my head just now.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 16 October 2016 07:07 (seven years ago) link
Stream here: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/497569716/first-listen-the-radio-dept-running-out-of-love
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Sunday, 16 October 2016 22:20 (seven years ago) link
Nothing new to add, this is wonderful. I love "Can't Be Guilty" most so far.
There's enough variety that I don't think a few fuzzy indie pop numbers would've interrupted the flow. Last year I'd kinda hoped for an album where "Occupied" was followed by the rush and "lately I've been occupied" open of "This Repeated Sodomy."
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 27 October 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
Had no idea RD released a new album! They really are kind of ignored. Listening to it now. Clinging to a Scheme is my top twenty of the decade, probably.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 23:49 (seven years ago) link
Ok, at "Can't Be Guilty" and at this point it's safe to say I'm loving this album. It sounds like a grower, too.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
I'm hearing Junior Boys vibes with this one, more so than CtaS...
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 00:40 (seven years ago) link
This album is so good, it's like the best parts of their b-sides collection ("Passive Aggressive") mixed with CtaS.
― Ross, Wednesday, 30 November 2016 00:40 (seven years ago) link
All their albums are awesome and this is no exception. Personally they are a top five band of the last 15 years.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 00:54 (seven years ago) link
I think CtaS has the edge on this slightly
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 30 November 2016 08:34 (seven years ago) link
I'll take "Pet Grief" over any of them. Yes, that album is more of a sustained mood, but it's unfuckwithable. Turned my co-worker onto their new album and he doesn't want to give the iPod back :-D
― Ross, Thursday, 1 December 2016 01:07 (seven years ago) link
really jamming the hell out of this explicitly anti-fascist album lately
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 December 2016 17:14 (seven years ago) link
i like these guys - clinging to a scheme is my favorite album. their upcoming show in philly tickets are only $15. what's their live show like - would i dig it should i go?
― Mordy, Tuesday, 24 January 2017 23:58 (seven years ago) link
Never seen them but it's such a cheap show :) I'm going in late February
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 01:01 (seven years ago) link
I saw them for the CTAS tour, and really enjoyed it, despite it being one of the last failed dates with my ex.
― DJI, Wednesday, 25 January 2017 01:45 (seven years ago) link
Definitely go! The songs become something really special in a more intimate live setting.
― Millsner, Wednesday, 25 January 2017 12:29 (seven years ago) link
Saw Radio Dept. tonight. Technical difficulties forced their hand into playing less new songs. However, on the plus side they deviated from their standard set and played more oldies like "Always a Relief" and "Why Won't You Talk About It"!!
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 07:42 (seven years ago) link
Saw them a few weeks ago - they sounded fantastic though they have almost no stage presence whatsoever.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 19:02 (seven years ago) link
aaaaa holy shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKDp3RtmePo
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 6 November 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
so fucking good!!
― joshywinty (josh), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 00:04 (six years ago) link
Running Out of Love might be their best album yet. I wish they were more prolific.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 7 November 2017 13:06 (six years ago) link
I love the Henning Furst remix on the new EP where he turns "We Got Game" into a reggae number with an interpolation of Inner City's "Good Life"
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 11 November 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/the-radio-dept/your-true-name
new single!
― ufo, Friday, 12 January 2018 12:24 (six years ago) link
yes!
― Isi, Saturday, 13 January 2018 08:11 (six years ago) link
Can a band have an imperial phase this long into its career, and when no one notices? Death to Fascism/Occupied/This Repeated Sodomy/Swedish Guns/We Got Game/Teach Me to Forget/Your True Name is an insane run of singles, and some of the album tracks (Can't Be Guilty, specifically) are even better.
― geoffreyess, Sunday, 14 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
imperial phase runs longer imo
what I love about The Radio Dept is that even with all the muffled, lo-fi production and political lyrics, their music always seems so melodically direct, it feels so instinctive that even listening to "Your True Name" for the first time just seems to fall into a kind of logic, like this song has always existed and they just managed to capture it floating in the air, the way the chords - like many of their songs - capture this peaceful melancholy.
― boxedjoy, Monday, 15 January 2018 11:43 (six years ago) link
they're probably the most consistent band of the last two decades
― ufo, Monday, 15 January 2018 11:59 (six years ago) link
Your true name reminds me of that new improved hypocrisy song they did. Otm above about consistency and that EP version of teach me to forget rules
― tinnitus the night (Ross), Saturday, 24 March 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rz3DWHlBSU
everything this band does is gold
― ufo, Friday, 31 August 2018 05:01 (five years ago) link
hell yeah
― yes, said (Ross), Friday, 31 August 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
― ufo, Friday, August 31, 2018 1:01 AM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Including this gem of a session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8R2lFfo84
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 2 December 2018 01:46 (five years ago) link
New single, apparently they’ll release one a month and compile them into an album
https://youtu.be/7wQYGTmjJyg
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
Love this. They don't really know how to write bad songs do they.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
that's really gorgeous, i love this band
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 23:45 (four years ago) link
the best band of all time
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 23:47 (four years ago) link
that harp is really chrono trigger
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 23:47 (four years ago) link
a beautiful tune
― nxd, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 23:53 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzFzSaObvvc
not quite as transcendent as the last one but i still love it
― ufo, Friday, 20 March 2020 15:28 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCoQRxclZs
this band can do no wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a38AvNvoqLI
― ufo, Friday, 3 July 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
at this point it's a case of wondering whether I will love or really love each new single they put out, what a faultless run they're on
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 4 July 2020 11:55 (three years ago) link
Feel like a lot of the new singles this year are throwbacks to the sound of their first album - which makes me really happy!
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 4 July 2020 14:02 (three years ago) link
revisiting "Occupied" today
We all wish there was a hell for some peopleSome kind of retributionYou want him freed from his arms and legs, cashAnd crown and frownBut as you know that's not the way it goesWhen was it ever? No'Cause wicked people thriveWhile the likes of you go downDown, down, downDown, down, down
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15:32 (three years ago) link
Simon, were you going to go see them at the Mod Club last year? I had a ticket, still bummed :(
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15:36 (three years ago) link
I was not! But if they ever come back I will definitely make an attempt.
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15:43 (three years ago) link
Aren’t we supposed to have a new album around now? Did COVID derail their 2020 plans?
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, 20 January 2021 16:35 (three years ago) link
I would be happy with them just continuing to release an amazing single every few months
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Wednesday, 20 January 2021 16:42 (three years ago) link