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

ihttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22radio+dept.%22+pitchfork

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/wearetheworld/features/03-10-mixproject.shtml

and thats the sad truth..

I think a little bit of civilization went down the toilet when someone coined the term 'indiedom'.

I agree with you entirely on this point, Nabisco, and considering that, I guess I shouldn't have singled out Pitchfork, but I couldn't even find any serious discussion of The Radio Dept. on ILM, and I thought that was definitely a little weird... especially considering the ridiculous amount of talk that The Arcade Fire is "generating". Is this a regional thing? Do european (read: non-anglicans) artists necessarily have more to prove? Why?

this is lo-fi bedroom generic indie straight from 1992. send it back.

I think anyone who's inclined to like any sort of genuine indie-indie pop stuff is going to wind up spending half of every year with head in hands wondering why that one the Truly Deserved to cross over never got the slightest bit of attention; this is possibly kind of a better situation, really, because it keeps us from ever having to discover the potential truth that nobody else would like this stuff anyway. I dunno -- I'm still thinking exactly the same kind of stuff about Toulouse's New Points New Lines, from a couple years back.

As far as Cutty's comments about "lo-fi bedroom generic indie straight from 1992", I really don't see anything generic about it all. And some of my favorite bands have bedrooms, lo-fi or otherwise.

Kyle, you should name your next band "The Black Radio". Then you've got all your bases covered.

ihttp://ilx.p3r.net/userinfo.php?username=ex+machina

iBrilliant recent indie/alt-rock/whatever for those who've lost interest in/touch with it all a bit

This is the thread Nabisco mentioned earlier

wolf radio, surely

ihttp://www.audioscrobbler.com/group/lostmusic

"We are here to find lost music that has been made or is waiting to be made. We want to find great new music. We want to rediscover music that, for whatever reason, has slipped off the radar. We also want to build a thriving community of like minded souls who can share their passion for music in an open and friendly environment.

"lostmusic likes its sounds in many different ways - subtle and aching, noisey and abrasive. We are suckers for a great melody and love music made with attitude out of love not greed. Our roots can be traced back to the 80's indie scene and beyond that to punk and further back to the 60's with The Velvet Underground and even further back to Elvis and the rockers of the 50's."

Also, "Wolf Radio" rules, but how about Radio Hague?

ihttp://www.labrador.se/releases/index.php3

http://www.labrador.se/images/ill_release.jpg

okay, but that's a british/american release then. I live in sweden so we wont be getting that(or will we?). two of the songs are old and the third is not something I recognize..

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

this is the greatest band of all time

I've been listing to the last two albums a lot lately while I've been working from home, amazing how this music feels so comforting and familiar, yet so strikingly good

So many good uncompiled singles too

what ended up happening to that idea of a new album 5 years ago i wonder, the pandemic probably got in the road i guess

but where have they been?

on the new Mythologen single w/ Jens Lekman on piano (!!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR4Cj9aHbAI

awesome, thank you for this. some of my favorite musicians.