Familiarize Yourself

If you’ve ever told yourself that the person you were left for has the worst taste in music in a pretentious attempt feel better about it, then The Radio Dept. is for you.

What started as Lesser Matters, turned into Pet Grief and will soon be Clinging to a Scheme. Hailing from Sweeden, The Radio Dept. is another prodigy of the Scandinavian excellence that younger, hipper Americans have been turning their ears towards the last few years. Their dreamy synths coupled with love-lost lyrics creates a teenage emotional intensity, but their music isn’t just about tween love and lack there of.

Perhaps most notable for their songs featured in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 Marie Antoinette, The Radio Dept. added meaning to scenes that were originally lacking script and depth, while the film itself  flowed more like a colorful music video with a beautiful cast, letting the lyrics and instrumentals move it forward.

Stand out tracks include: Strange Things Will Happen (unofficial video) featuring Lisa Carlberg, former band member, and the only female lead in any of The Radio Dept.‘s recorded tracks; The Worst Taste In Music, the line “he’s got the worst taste in music, if I didn’t know this, I’d lose it” touch a love scorned music snob’s heart; and I Wanted You To Feel The Same (unofficial video), a song that simply, though sadly, just gets right down the point about ones feelings about being broken hearted.

Enjoy.