Radio 4
Named after a P.I.L. song, Radio 4 revives the late-'70s/early-'80s post-punk of bands like Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, and P.I.L. by matching scratchy guitar riffs with danceable grooves. The band was formed in 1999 in New York City by bassist Anthony Roman, guitarist Tommy Williams, drummer Greg Collins, percussionist P.J. O'Connor, and keyboardist Gerard Garone, and quickly recorded a three-song EP for New Jersey's Gern Blandsten label.
Their 2000 debut, The New Song and Dance, produced by Tim O'Heir, entered Radio 4 into the ...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. Radio 4 is a new band from new York featuring members of Garden Variety, Long Distance Runner, Milhouse, and Sleepasaurus! This band takes their cues from late 70's and 80's post punk sound like Gang of Four, The Jam, and The Au Pairs. Melodic, danceable, and edgy.
7" $4.03
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VINYL FORMAT. Remixed, reinterpreted and redefined. From Playgroup's dancefloor funk to The Faint's industrial-lectro to The DFA's swirling synth-pop, "Electrify" spans the vast musical spectrum that is Radio 4. Features "New Version-Full Length," "Playgroup Remix," "Prance Mix by The Faint," and "The DFA Version."
12" $7.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Radio 4 return with their sophomore album, "Gotham." While sticking with the melodic sensibility that made their debut, "New Song and Dance," a favorite among fans of anthemic post-punk, the band find themselves with a far more rhythmically aware record, ready-made for dance floors or basements. The band urges you to snap out of the '90s-boom-years-daze and realize that everything is not all right, all to the sound of loping bass lines, scratchy guitars and throbbing beats. After recording the [ read more ]
LP $9.99
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VINYL FORMAT. "Do your life justice." Those are the words at the end of the song "Nation," the cornerstone of Radio 4's third album, "Stealing of a Nation." Whether you consider the lyric a demand of our leaders or a reminder to ourselves, the point is this: Radio 4 feel a sense of purpose, and they want to it share with you. With "Stealing of a Nation," the follow-up to 2002's highly-acclaimed "Gotham!," that's precisely what they do. Produced by Max Heyes (Doves, Primal Scream) and recorded in R [ read more ]
2xLP $18.99
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Receive a FREE 7" when you order this album. Click HERE for details.VINYL FORMAT. It only takes a few seconds of "Enemies Like This", the title track to Radio 4's new album, to realize that the Brooklyn-based band has returned with all cylinders fired up and with a rejuvenated sense of purpose. Radio 4 have never been ones to shy away from making a loud noise or issuing a firm statement, but on Enemies Like This, they've [ read more ]
LP $14.99
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Straight out of Brooklyn, NY, the sophomore offering from Radio 4 is more of the same, but the same is pretty amazing. The group draws constant comparisons to Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, and the Clash, all of which are merited, but that doesn't change the fact that their mildly derisive sound is pulled off with impeccable taste and well-realized songwriting. In title and subject matter, Gotham! is a tribute to the pre-9/11 New York City -- a celebration of the people and the parties, and [ read more ]
CD $43.68