Perhaps in response to Rickys calling out of Swedish bands The Radio Dept have returned (albeit briefly) with an announcement of an upcoming single release titled David and a bit of album news. The announcement was made on Labrador records news page with an almost sarcastic sounding title: “The Radio Dept have finished a single”. The post is also accompanied with some info on how the album is coming along.
FAQ
When will the new album be out?
- We’ll set a release date as soon as the band has finished it and promise to keep you updated.
and a note from Johan at Labrador…
The Radio Department’s last year and a half has been a lot about delays and expectations. If I got a penny every time someone asked me when is the new Radio Dept. album coming out? I would have been a very rich man today. And to be honest I don’t know what they’ve been up to since they called me up in the fall of 2007, four hours before the scheduled mastering, to tell me the album wasn’t finished… but that’s ok. I’ve gradually come to understand that these things take time.
As for the single, what has become more relevant in recent releases is that TRD’s strengths lies more in musical composition and arrangements as opposed to lyrics. David begins with the usual electro beats but closer to the end it exits in a groovy harp-xylophone-synthpiano shuffle. While it’s nice to see the lads are adding a few new ingredients to the dish but I’m not too sure if it’s yet worthy of 3 Michelin Stars just yet (this was best analogy I was able to come up with).
Tracklisting
1. David
2. Messy enough
3. David (Rice Twins remix)
4. The idle urban contemporaries
Pre-order here.
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Horaayy..there are 2 comment(s) for me so far ;)
Radio Dept played NYC Popfest last month in a rare North American show. I don’t think they have ever been to Toronto?
They have yet to set foot on Canadian soil. Managed to find a review of their popfest gig though.
Check it.