The Radio Dept. discography
| The Radio Dept. discography | |
|---|---|
 The Radio Dept. in concert in Lima, Peru (October 2006) | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| EPs | 10 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Other appearances | 40 |
The discography of Swedish indie pop group, The Radio Dept. consists of four studio albums, nine extended plays, eighteen singles and one compilation album. The Radio Dept. was formed in 1995 by Johan Duncanson, although they did not start recording until 2001. They were signed to Labrador Records the same year and have stayed with the label since. The band's lineup has changed over the years until it settled on the trio of Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg, with Daniel Tjäder on keyboards.[1]
Their first album, Lesser Matters, was released to critical acclaim, although with little chart success outside of Sweden. It received rave reviews, achieving 'universal acclaim' status from Metacritic,[2] and was ranked the 9th best album of 2004 by NME magazine.[3] The album attracted enough attention for film producer Sofia Coppola to use three of The Radio Dept.'s songs for her film, Marie Antoinette.
Pet Grief, the band's second album, was received less well critically, although it charted higher in Sweden. There was a four-year break before their third album, Clinging to a Scheme was released in 2010. This album was received much better than Pet Grief and was the band's first album to chart in the USA, reaching no. 20 on the Billboard "Heatseekers" chart (which consists of the top 20 albums by artists that have never made the top 100).[4] It featured on many end-of-year lists, including Pitchfork Media's 2010 Readers' Poll.[5]
In July 2016, the band announced their fourth studio album, Running Out of Love which was released on 21 October of that year.
The Radio Dept. released their single Going Down Swinging in August 2018.[6]
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [7] |
US [citation needed] | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Lesser Matters | 31 | — | ||||||||
| 2006 | Pet Grief | 12 | — | ||||||||
| 2010 | Clinging to a Scheme | 11 | 20 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Running Out of Love
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11 [8] |
— | ||||||||
| 2019 | I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [7] |
US [4] | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2019 | I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band
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— | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||||
Extended plays[edit]
To date, The Radio Dept. have released nine extended plays, and one split EP with Peruvian band Resplandor.
| Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [9] | ||
| 2000 | Against The Tide
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— |
| 2002 | Bus
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— |
| 2002 | Annie Laurie
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— |
| 2003 | Pulling Our Weight
|
36 |
| 2005 | This Past Week
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12 |
| 2006 | The Radio Dept. / Resplandor
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12 |
| 2008 | Freddie and the Trojan Horse
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— |
| 2009 | David
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— |
| 2010 | Never Follow Suit
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— |
| 2015 | Occupied
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— |
| 2017 | Teach Me To Forget
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— |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | ||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| 2002 | "Liebling" | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2003 | "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" | — | 80 | Lesser Matters |
| 2004 | "Why Won't You Talk About It?" | — | — | |
| "Ewan" | — | 87 | ||
| 2006 | "The Worst Taste in Music" | 16 | — | Pet Grief |
| "We Made The Team" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2008 | "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" | — | — | |
| 2009 | "David" | — | — | Clinging to a Scheme |
| 2010 | "Heaven's on Fire" | — | — | |
| "Never Follow Suit" | — | — | ||
| "The New Improved Hypocrisy" | — | — | Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010 | |
| 2014 | "Death To Fascism" | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "Occupied" | — | — | Running Out of Love |
| "This Repeated Sodomy" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2016 | "Swedish Guns" | — | — | Running Out of Love |
| "We Got Game" | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Teach Me To Forget" | — | — | |
| 2018 | "Your True Name" | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Going Down Swinging" | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "The Absence of Birds" | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "You Fear the Wrong Thing Baby" | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | ||||
Other appearances[edit]
Compilation appearances[edit]
The Radio Dept. have made 40 compilation appearances since 2002.
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Why Won't You Talk About It?" | Sonically Speaking (Vol 6: April 2002) | Compilation disc with Sweden's Sonic magazine. |
| "Why Won't You Talk About It?" "Against The Tide" |
The Sound of Young Sweden: Volume 3 | Third volume of Labrador promotional compilations. | |
| "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" | Sonically Speaking (Vol 9: December 2002) | Compilation disc with Sweden's Sonic magazine. | |
| 2002 | "Against The Tide" | EMA Telstar Motor Luger 2003 | Compilation released by EMA Telstar, a Swedish booking agency. |
| "Slottet" | Friendly People Making Noise | Compilation released by Swedish indie label, Friendly Noise. | |
| "Lean Back, Lean Forward" | Mjuk I Mössan | Compilation released by Swedish label, Absurd Records. | |
| 2004 | "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" | Åtömström – The Great Röck'n'Röll Svendle, Part One | German release by The Atomic Café label. |
| "Brobygatan" "Lost And Found (Mont Ventoux's Vänersborg All-Nighter Edit)" |
Monotoni #1 | Compilation released by indie Swedish label, Monotoni. | |
| "The Hideaway Pt.1" | Är Jag Förändrad Eller Är Jag Ny? | Independent compilation of music from Malmö's pop scene. | |
| "Pulling Our Weight" | Labrador Kingsize: Volume 2 | Second volume of Labrador promotional compilations. | |
| "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" | XL Recordings: Summer Sampler 2004 | Compilation album released by English label XL Recordings. | |
| "1995" | Accelerator | Compilation released by Swedish label Startracks. | |
| 2005 | "Pulling Our Weight" | Rare Trax 41: Clouds Like Sugar | Germany only compilation released with Rolling Stone magazine. |
| 2006 | "Tell" | Sonically Speaking Vol 28: April 2006 | Compilation disc with Sweden's Sonic magazine. |
| "This Past Week" | Last Exit | Compilation disc with Sonik magazine, a Greek music magazine. | |
| "Pet Grief" | Now Hear This! #46 | Compilation released with Word magazine. | |
| "Against The Tide" | Svensk Indie 1988–2006 – En Kärleks Historia | Compilation by North of No South Records. | |
| "Worst Taste in Music" | Play Station (#07'06) | Compilation disc with Russia's Play magazine. | |
| "Worst Taste in Music" | Soundvenue Magazine Sampler #6 | Compilation released with Danish Soundvenue magazine. | |
| "Mad About The Boy" | Are You Scared To Get Happy? | Friendly Noise compilation. | |
| "Pulling Our Weight" "Worst Taste in Music" |
Vacaciones En Suecia | Sampler CD released by Peruvian record label Revista 69 and Labrador. | |
| 2007 | "Against The Tide" "Why Won't You Talk About It?" "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" "Deliverance" "Pulling Our Weight" "Worst Taste in Music" "Pet Grief" "We Made The Team" |
Labrador 100: A Complete History of Popular Music | Labrador compilation celebrating nine years as a label and their 100th release. |
| "I Wanted You To Feel The Same" | Manifest 2007 - Sveriges Oberoende Musikpris 5 År | Three-disc compilation album by Swedish indie label, Manifest. | |
| "Bachelor Kisses" | I Godan Ro | Download only compilation EP by Friendly Noise. | |
| 2008 | "Closing Scene" | Sunday in Bed 2 | Compilation album by German label Clubstar. |
| "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" | Ice & Snow: A Swedish Pop Compilation | A Labrador / Universal release of Swedish music for the Philippines. | |
| "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" | Thank You for the Music | Compilation of Scandinavian music by Licking Fingers Records. | |
| "Bachelor Kisses" | Splendid Isolation | Friendly Noise compilation. | |
| "Mad About The Boy" | Are You Scared To Get Happy? | Friendly Noise compilation. | |
| 2010 | "Heaven's on Fire" | Record Store Day | Promotional CD for Record Store Day by Border Music. |
| "Heaven's on Fire" | Summer Sounds Sampler | CD sampler by EMI France. | |
| "Heaven's on Fire" | Sunny Side Up 10 | CD sampler by EMI Australia. | |
| "Never Follow Suit" | Sonically Speaking Vol 52: April 2010 | Compilation disc with Sweden's Sonic magazine. | |
| "David" | Новая Поп-Музыка Из Скандинавии | Compilation CD with Russia's Stereo & Video magazine. | |
| 2011 | "Bachelor Kisses" | Sampler Digital - Janvier 2011 | Digital compilation by France's Magic magazine. |
| "Heaven's on Fire" "Never Follow Suit" |
Stockholm Belongs To Us | Compilation album by Labrador. | |
| "Heaven's on Fire" | Sunday in Bed 4 | Compilation album by German label Clubstar. | |
| "Heaven's on Fire" | Sonik & Myspace Present: 39 Best Indie & Electro Tracks of 2010 | Compilation disc with Sonik magazine, a Greek music magazine. | |
| "The New Improved Hypocrisy" | Now Hear This! #97 | Compilation released with Word magazine. | |
| 2012 | "I Don't Need Love, I Got My Band" | Twee Grrrls Club Mixtape 2012 | Cassette only compilation on the Pit Pony label. |
| 2015 | "It Looked Like Heaven (But Feels Like Hell)" | Sampler Digital - Juin 2015 | Digital compilation by France's Magic magazine. |
Soundtrack appearances[edit]
The Radio Dept.'s music has appeared in three film soundtracks throughout their career, most notably Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.
| Year | Song(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Bus" "Ewan" |
Fjorton Suger |
| 2006 | "Pulling Our Weight" "I Don't Like It Like This" "Keen on Boys" |
Marie Antoinette |
| 2014 | "Strange Things Will Happen" | The Fault in Our Stars |
Other songs[edit]
| Year | Song(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "I'm Walking on Air" | Also released as a solo recording by frontman Martin Larssen, under the alias of Martin Carlberg.[11] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Radio Dept. : Interview". Penny Black Music. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Lesser Matters Reviews, Rating, Credits". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "NME End Of Year Lists 2004". Rocklist.net. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Billboard > The Radio Dept". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "2010 Pitchform Readers Poll". Pitchfork. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Going Down Swinging, by The Radio Dept". The Radio Dept. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Swedish Charts > The Radio Dept. albums". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 October 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ a b "Swedish Charts > The Radio Dept. singles". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "RADIO DEPT". UK Official Charts. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ In focus: Martin Carlberg