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January 2010
Clinging To A Scheme: CD/12" Vinyl LP Album
'Clinging To A Scheme' will officially be released in March 2010 directly from Labrador Records' online store.
'David', released in 2009, was the first single for the album.
The track 'This Time Around' will follow it as the second single & will be released in Fearly 2010, around the time of the albums release.
One confirmed song from the album is "Heaven's On Fire"
Tracklist:
01. Domestic Scene
02. Heaven’s On Fire
03. This Time Around
04. Never Follow Suit
05. A Token Of Gratitude
06. The Video Dept.
07. Memory Loss
08. David
09. Four Months In The Shade
10. You Stopped Making Sense
Talk more about "Clinging to a scheme" in the FORUM
Or discuss "Heaven's On Fire" in the FORUM.
Click here for High Resolution
January 2010
Fan Covers & Remixes
'My Favourite Colors' is the Pennsylvanian singer-songwriter Trevor Howarth's solo music project. This download is from an album he is currently working on that consists of all covers from various artists.
The song, "Every Time" by the Radio Dept. was chosen for the album because of its personal meaning to Trevor.
** D O W N L O A D **
Listen to or download more from 'My favourite colours' at the following websites:
Myspace |
Last.fm |
Blog
Talk about, download and discuss Radio Dept. covers & remixes in the forum.
January 2010
'DAVID' 12" LP released, pressed & dispatched
The Radio Dept's very limited 12" LP, David, has been officially released and dispatched to all those that pre-ordered it. It's currently only available from Japanese label Escalator (Every Conversation) records.
The LP has generally been quite well received and has made alot of fans happy.
The price for the rare LP is 1,985 JPY, that's currently £13 | $21 | €14.9, which is a reasonable price to pay for a limited and soon to be rare record.
A limited number of copies are still available:
(you'll be taken to Escalator Records' official and trusted checkout)
More details about this can be found here.
October 2009
The Radio Dept. - New Vinyl Releases
Due to popular demand Labrador records have arranged for 2 more Radio Dept. records to be released on vinyl.
DAVID - 12" LP (Pre-Order)
David will also be released on 12" vinyl through Every Conversation Records.
The deal that labrador records struck with Every Conversations Records means that the vinyl record is limited to a small print run and only available from Japan.
The 12" record will be available from November 2009.
The exact shipping date has yet to be confirmed, but pre-orders are being accepted by Every Conversations Records.
Tracklist:
A1. David
A2. Messy Enough
B1. David (The Rice Twins remix)
B2. The Idle Urban Contemporaries
JPY1,890(tax excluded)
JPY1,985 (including japanese tax)
EVERY CONVERSATION / EVERY023
(you'll be taken to Escalator Records' official and trusted checkout)
More details about this can be found here.
FREDDIE & THE TROJAN HORSE - Ltd Edition 7" vinyl
Another part of the arrangement with the Japanese based label 'Every Conversation/Escalator Records', is the releasing of this record exclusively in Japan.
The deal was for a limited run of 7 inch vinyl singles to be sold in Japan and only in Japan.
Currently only 300 records have been printed.
Escalator Records have sinced relaxed their policy and now accept international orders for this ltd edition record.
JPY1,390 (tax excluded)
JPY1,460 (including japanese tax) | roughly 10.56 Euro | 9.73 GBP | 15.86 USD
EVERY CONVERSATION / EVERY021
(you'll be taken to Escalator Records' official and trusted checkout
More details about this can be found here.
Alternatively, if you can read Japanese, visit the Escalator/Every Conversation Records online store: shop.escalator.co.jp
myspace.com/everyconversation
Discuss the vinyl releases in the Forum.
October 2009
Resplandor Split EP - free download
In an effort to celebrate the 3 year anniversary of the Radio Dept's special performance in Lima (Peru),
you can now download a high quality version of the Resplandor split EP.
The EP was given out freely to those who had pre-ordered tickets for the Lima show. It features 2 songs by the Radio Dept. and 2 songs by Resplandor.
Tracklist:
1. The Worst Taste In Music (3:21)
2. A Window (3:30)
3. Solar (5:52) - Resplandor
4. Oeste (5:08) - Resplandor
More details about this can be found here.
June 2009
'DAVID' single now available to pre-order
The Radio Dept.'s new single, DAVID, is now available to pre-order from labrador.
The currently costs €6, $8.50, £5.20 (depending on the rate of exchange).
Currently, payment can only be made through paypal, which is a service that accepts debit card, credit card and e-cheque paypemts.
By clicking on the link below, you'll be taken to paypals SECURE checkout and the official checkout for Labrador Records.
June 2009
Subscribe to The Radio Dept. news
A new, long awaited and requested feature has been added to theradiodept.com, you can now subscribe to the site through the rss feed.
No longer will you have to aimlessly search the net for information. Now it can be brought straight to your desktop of mobile device instantly.
If there's a new song, new lyrics, new show, new upload, new download, new information, new videos or new anything, you'll get the information delivered straight to you.
There's 2 main ways to utilise this feature. Either:
Google-reader:
By clicking on the google reader icon, you'll get the information and updates delivered straight to your google account. Your updatse will look something like:
THIS.
- Subscribe via google reader
Alternative rss readers:
By clicking on the rss symbol you can select other rss readers, be it bloglines, yahoo reader, livebookmarks or anything else.
The rss feed will also work on your mobile phones or similar devices.
- Subscribe to the rss feed
May 2009
The Radio Dept. Live In New York - Download
Setlist:
1. Intro
2. New Improved..
3. Freddie and The Trojan Horse
4. Pulling Our Weight
5. I Wanted You To Feel The Same
6. The Worst Taste In Music
7. 1995
8. Spring Time
9. Sleeping In
10. Where Damage Isn't Already Done
11. Why Won't You Talk About It?
12. Keen On Boys
13. Encore
14. Messy Enough
The Radio Dept. took time out of recording their third studio album (Clinging to a scheme) to play two special shows in New York City, USA.
As part of NYC POPFEST 2009, the band headlined the Saturday May 16th show at the Bell House in Brooklyn. The show was a sell out and many people were unable to get tickets for the show
Luckily the show was recorded in it's entirety by a member of theradiodept.com's community.
The show is available in a lower quality mp3 and a high quality flac lossless rip.
The mp3's can be downloaded here or below and the flac lossless files can ONLY be downloaded by active members
of this site/community.
May 2009
'David' free mp3 download
The Radio Dept. are working on their third, to say the
long-awaited, album "Clinging to a scheme" which should be on record and
hard drives in autumn 2009. To avoid this long wait the band will release a
new single "David" on the 24th June.
"David" may contain everything that is good with music, a mixtape on
everything you ever liked, modernised and condensed into 3 minutes
and 35 seconds. A new world sound.
You can download the mp3 here, for the time being and it's completely free!
May 2009
The Radio Dept. Conquer New York
The Radio Dept. have played their two shows in New York and have received wild praise and acclaim for their performances.
They played a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes of music, but this still wasn't enough for the fans in New York who left the shows yearning for me.
You can read an exciting fan review of the show in the fan blog, where the performance of the band and the passion of the crowds are described vividly.
The gigography section of the site has lots of pictures,
videos and even more
reviews about the two New York shows.
May 2009
New "DAVID EP"
With the release date of the bands 3rd studio album being pushed back, the band have written and recorded a new EP that should temporarily quench the thirst of Radio Dept. fans the world over.
The confirmed tracklist is:
1. David
2. Messy enough
3. David (Rice Twins remix)
4.The idle urban contemporaries
This will be released on CD. It will be available worldwide through Labrador records
The expected release date is June 24th, 2009.
May 2009
The worst kept secret
NYC POPFEST is just ONE WEEK AWAY!
We are thrilled to announce that The Radio Dept. will play a short warm up set at Don Hills next Friday before hitting the stage for their headlining show at The Bell House!
The full line-up for FRIDAY night is:
08:00pm DON LENNON (NYC)
08:45pm THE TARTANS (CA)
09:30pm THE RADIO DEPT. (SWEDEN)
10:15pm LIECHTENSTEIN (SWEDEN)
11:00pm CATS ON FIRE (FINLAND)
This event is now completely sold out
Join in the last.fm fun here or discuss it in the forum.
April 2009
Labrador Spring Sampler 2009
Labrador records have announced a new, FREE, Spring sampler that can be downloaded through the piratebay.
You will need to have torrenting software on your computer (uTorrent, BitTorrent etc), if you want to download this.
To quote Labrador:
" The free Labrador Spring Sampler 2009 includes upcoming tracks like the
genius "The Hateful Eye" by Little Big Adventure and the blog chart topping, grandious "Dare" from The Mary Onettes. We've also included recent gems from The Legends, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names and The Sound of Arrows... and there's a whole bunch of oddities, oldies and goldies from Sambassadeur, Acid House Kings, Tribeca and more. "
Tracklist:
1. Club 8 - Spring Came, Rain Fell
2. [ingenting] - H? Kommer Solen
3. The Sound of Arrows - M.A.G.I.C.
4. The Mary Onettes - Dare
5. Little Big Adventure - The hateful eye
6. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - 1999
7. Irene - Stardust
8. The Sound of Arrows - Danger! (Ice cream shout version)
9. Pelle Carlberg - 1983 (Pelle & Sebastian)
10. Club 8 - Whatever you want
11. Acid House Kings - This Love Is All We Need
12. Sambassadeur - Between The Lines
13. The Radio Dept - Where Damage Isn't Already Done
14. Acid House Kings - Brown And Beige Are My Favourite Colours
15. Loveninjas - Keep your love
16. The Legends - Lucky star
17. Pelle Carlberg - Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More Than Clever Boys Like Clever Girls
18. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Rent A Wreck
19. Tribeca - The Sun Always Shines On TV
20. The Legends - Over And Over (Remix By Pallers)
Download this torrent through The pirate bay
More information can be found on the Labrador website.
Update:
A slight amendment and update. Some people may be hesitant to use thepiratebay, either due to it's current legal
predicament or because they can't use torrents.
So alternatively you can download this more directly through megaupload. You'll need winrar (or similar archive extraction software) to extract the album.
Click HERE to download the album from megaupload.
April 2009
Summer Shows 2009: New York City
The Radio Dept. have confirmed their first show of 2009 will be in NYC. This will be the bands first time back to the US since their Shelflife promoted show at Chop Suey in Seattle, back in 2003!
What makes this even more exciting is that they will be one of the headlining acts at the NYC:Popfest 2009, playing alongside a myriad of wonderful indie pop bands from around the world. Other bands to play include:
My Teenage Stride, Cats On Fire, Burning Hearts, Liechtenstein & many more.
The Radio Dept. are confirmed to headline on Saturday the 16th of May.
Saturday May 16th
Venue: Bell House
Cost: $ 16 ADV / $ 20 DOS | Age 18+
Stage times:
08:00 pm Computer Perfection (MI)
08:45 pm Eux Autres (CA)
09:15 pm The Secret History (NYC)
10:00 pm Pants Yell! (MA)
11:00 pm The Radio Dept. (SWEDEN)
There's reports that the band may be playing an additional date at this festival, but this has yet to be confirmed.
Visit the Festival website, Festival Myspace and the Last.fm page