Never Follow Suit EP

Never Follow Suit will be the third single to be taken from The Radio Dept.'s third studio Album Clinging to a Scheme

An announcement on the 14th of April 2010 suggested at a June 16th 2010 release, but that's been pushed back to November 9th 2010 instead. This will tie in with a proposed US tour.

Never Follow Suit was the natural choice for the next single as it's the second most popular song on Clinging to a Scheme, based on an online poll by Radio Dept Fans. Add to that the success of the album as it made the top 20 of the Billboard Heat seekers chart being on frequent rotation via the renowned BBC's 6 Music radio station.

The CD single will feature 'Never Follow Suit, 2 new songs and a remix. After the success of Clinging to a Scheme on 12" vinyl and the reissue on white vinyl, Never Follow Suit may itself follow suit with a 12 inch vinyl pressing

For more information, visit the Never Follow Suit Discography page.

Discuss this EP with the rest of the community in the Never Follow Suit (Single) thread

Listen to Never Follow Suit

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TRACKLIST:
1. Never Follow Suit
2. Future's Son
3. Treading Lightly
4. Never follow suit (Never swallow fruit dub by Pistol Disco)

BBMix Festival 2010

Friday 26th November 2010
>> THE WARLOCKS
>> BONAPARTE
>> BOBBY CONN
>> TOO YOUNG TO DIE

Saturday 27th Novermber 2010
>> THE RADIO DEPT
>> THE MONOCHROME SET
>> THE NOTES
>> YOUNG MICHELIN
>> THE BERNIZ

Sunday 28th November 2010
>> Conference Music Punk Rock by PETER Mikhailoff"
>> SWANS
>> JAMES BLACKSHAW
>> EDGAR PILOT


Venue Details:
Carré Bellefeuille
60 rue de la Bellefeuille
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
France

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An end to 8 years of indie music

Friendly Noise were an indie label with a difference. Residing in Stockholm, Sweden and founded in 2002 by Stefan Zachrisson and Mattias Holmberg, Friendly Noise was a label that followed the philosophies and traditions of the late and great Sarah Records.

They provided a platform for unique and interesting indie acts to showcase their music. This included indie acts like Differnet, The Embassy and Liminals.

Equally as important is that Friendly Noise provided the Radio Dept. with a home for their music when they were still giving away records under the bedroom label, 'Slottet'. The Radio Dept. featured on three Friendly Noise records:

2003's Friendly Noise debut: Friendly People Making Noise,
2006's tribute to Sarah Records: Are You Scared to Get Happy?
2008's Radio Dept.cover of a Go-Betweens classic: Splendid Isolation

The guys at Friendly Noise have stated that they will no longer function as a record label and are packing up. Their last act will be to sell whatever records they have left over.

So if you're a fan and want to get your hands on a piece of indie pop history, then you should head over to their online store (while it still exists) and get yourself a low priced bargain

Friendly Noise Store: : First come first served, while stocks last.

Clinging to a Scheme Interview

After years of relative silence it seems to be the season for Radio Dept. interviews and here's one more for you. Here's Johan Duncanson, going into a bit more depth about The Radio Dept's current album, Clinging to a Scheme.

This interview comes courtesy of Sandra Croft from TLOBF and was conducted a couple of weeks ago, after a Radio Dept. performance in London, England.

Q. Have you felt the anticipation around Clinging For A Scheme, and how do you feel about the reactions to the album?

Johan: Well I think we felt some pressure and we felt the anticipation, but not enough to release an album that we weren’t happy with. We had to take that time. Basically, Martin and I and sometimes Daniel, we meet up for a week or two for some intense recording, everyday, and sometimes we don’t see each other for a couple of weeks and during those weeks we sometimes work with the music, apart. And sometimes it’s just been waiting. We live in different cities in Sweden, so it’s been hard to make things work. A long wait sometimes, just weeks of waiting. It’s one of the reasons it takes so long.

The reaction has been mostly great, way beyond our expectations. It’s been worth the wait for us as well.

... Read More of this interview..

Clinging to a Scheme 12" Vinyl - Re-issue

If you're a Radio Dept fan, a record collector, amongst those that missed out on the original run for Clinging to a Scheme 12" LP's or maybe just someone that's tired of being extorted on services like eBay or discogs, then you are in luck.

Labrador records have printed 1000 more copies of The Radio Dept's new album and it's currently available to purchase from their online store.

What makes it even more special is that the 2nd print run has been made on Ltd Edition white vinyl!!

So click on the paypal link below to order your copy directly from Labrador records for 17 Euros and with free postage.

This has now sold out! Sorry

The lead singer, guitarist and chief song writer of The Radio Dept. (Johan Duncanson) gives a very rare video interview where he discusses politics, Swedish pop, Shoegaze, Labrador records, the bands origins, their new album Clinging to a scheme and also goes into detail about the song writing process whilst giving a glimpse into the future of the band.

Recorded in France 2010,
Courtesy of magicrpm.com © 2010

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