Why is The Radio Dept. being, like, so ignored by Indiedom?

All their albums are awesome and this is no exception. Personally they are a top five band of the last 15 years.

I think CtaS has the edge on this slightly

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

really jamming the hell out of this explicitly anti-fascist album lately

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?

Never seen them but it's such a cheap show :) I'm going in late February

I saw them for the CTAS tour, and really enjoyed it, despite it being one of the last failed dates with my ex.

Definitely go! The songs become something really special in a more intimate live setting.

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"!!

Saw them a few weeks ago - they sounded fantastic though they have almost no stage presence whatsoever.

aaaaa holy shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKDp3RtmePo

so fucking good!!

Running Out of Love might be their best album yet. I wish they were more prolific.

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"

https://soundcloud.com/the-radio-dept/your-true-name

new single!

yes!

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.

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.

they're probably the most consistent band of the last two decades

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rz3DWHlBSU

everything this band does is gold

hell yeah

everything this band does is gold

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Including this gem of a session

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8R2lFfo84

New single, apparently they’ll release one a month and compile them into an album

https://youtu.be/7wQYGTmjJyg

Love this. They don't really know how to write bad songs do they.

that's really gorgeous, i love this band

the best band of all time

that harp is really chrono trigger

a beautiful tune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzFzSaObvvc

not quite as transcendent as the last one but i still love it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCoQRxclZs

this band can do no wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a38AvNvoqLI

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

Feel like a lot of the new singles this year are throwbacks to the sound of their first album - which makes me really happy!

revisiting "Occupied" today

We all wish there was a hell for some people
Some kind of retribution
You want him freed from his arms and legs, cash
And crown and frown
But as you know that's not the way it goes
When was it ever? No
'Cause wicked people thrive
While the likes of you go down
Down, down, down
Down, down, down

Simon, were you going to go see them at the Mod Club last year? I had a ticket, still bummed :(

I was not! But if they ever come back I will definitely make an attempt.

Aren’t we supposed to have a new album around now? Did COVID derail their 2020 plans?

I would be happy with them just continuing to release an amazing single every few months

they were aiming to have released enough singles last year to compile on an album by the end of the year, yeah, but i would assume covid derailed that

the few they did put out were fantastic though so hopefully we get more before too long

I'm smashing that LP preorder if/when that happens.

(relatedly: I wish the 2xLP of Passive Aggressive was affordable anywhere)

I recently discovered the EP compilation, "I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band". I guess this slots in before "Pet Grief" on their timeline. Great stuff with great sound.

yeah I was curious about that one

I think I like it better than "Pet Grief" actually. Probably my second favorite of their releases after "Clinging to a Scheme".

This comp? OK noted! How about vs. Passive Aggressive Singles comp?

You can tell this is a cult band when you look at the vinyl prices on discogs by the way...

I haven't heard that one, so can't compare.

I Don't Need Love... is a combo of two EPS, "Pulling Our Weight" and "This Past Week". Some of those songs but not all were on the Passive Aggressive comp.

"There will be a new album and a reissue of Clinging soon enough" - https://www.instagram.com/p/CrT0VIwsPus/c/18212993155230836/r/18088537165334192/?hl=en