Lesser Matters
Lesser Matters | ||||
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Studio album by The Radio Dept. | ||||
Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
Genre | Dream pop, indie pop, shoegazing | |||
Length | 43:10 | |||
Label | Labrador, Shelflife | |||
Producer | Johan Duncanson, Martin Larsson | |||
The Radio Dept. chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
NME | (9/10) link |
PopMatters | (favourable) link |
Drowned in Sound | (9/10) link |
Lesser Matters is the 2003 debut of Swedish pop group The Radio Dept. It received rave reviews, achieving 'universal acclaim' status from Metacritic,[1] and was ranked the 9th best album of 2004 by NME magazine.[2] It received favorable reviews from UNCUT, Mojo and Q Magazine with a rating of 84/100 on Metacritic.[3]
The song "Keen on Boys" and "Pulling Our Weight" were featured in Sofia Coppola's adaptation of Marie Antoinette, appearing also on the soundtrack to the film.[4]
Track listing
Songs written by Johan Duncanson, unless otherwise noted.
- "Too Soon" – 1:17 (Johan Duncanson/Martin Larsson)
- "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" – 2:43
- "Keen on Boys" – 4:53 (Duncanson/Larsson)
- "Why Won't You Talk About It?" – 3:08
- "It's Been Eight Years" – 2:33
- "Bus" – 2:58
- "Slottet #2" (The Castle #2) – 3:07
- "1995" – 3:11
- "Against the Tide" – 4:23
- "Strange Things Will Happen" – 4:24
- "Your Father" – 4:01
- "Ewan" – 2:23
- "Lost and Found" – 4:09 (Duncanson/Larsson)
Personnel
- Johan Duncansson - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Per Blomgren - drums
- Lisa Carlberg - bass, piano
- Martin Larsson - vocals, guitar, keyboards,
- Elin Almered - lead vocals (track 10 only), cover artwork
- Johannes Burström - synth (track 3, 8)
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Metacritic entry". Retrieved 2006-10-27.
- ↑ "Amazon.com Marie Antoinette soundtrack". Retrieved 2006-10-27.
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