Every rhythm, sound and melody line on David introduce something new to the world of The Radio Dept. Soul guitars, P-funk, cut/paste-beats and 70's futuristic orchestra sounds echo between the speakers while glittering, distorted synthesizers seem to sweep through dark holes. Everything has been treated with that particular Radio Dept. filter, and - naturally - it all sounds totally brilliant.

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The Radio Dept. are an indie rock band who play fuzzed-out, ramshackle pop songs, and Lesser Matters, their debut full-length, was self-recorded in homes and small studios with unabashedly lo-fi production values, but it somehow manages to project a timeless elegance and aplomb that belie this unassuming provenance. The album crystallizes and perfects a certain strain of understated, sophisticated, genially gritty modern pop/rock, drawing on a host of familiar 1980s post-punk touchstones from shoegaz...   [ read more ]

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In the chorus of Pet Grief's lead single and catchiest song, Radio Dept. head Johan Duncanson makes the touching if rather petty confession that the only reason he's able to withstand his jealous despair is the knowledge that his would-be romantic rival has "the worst taste in music." Well, if it makes him feel better, there's certainly no doubting his and his bandmates' taste -- like their buzzy, buzzed-about debut, Pet Grief evinces an impeccably fashionable roll call of influences from Briti...   [ read more ]

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