The Radio Dept. is an indie pop band from Sweden. The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson, who named the group after a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop called "Radioavdelningen" (Swedish for The Radio Department).
Almered and Duncanson disbanded almost as soon as they'd found a name, but Duncanson revived the group three years later, teaming up with Martin Larsson. Bassist Lisa Carlberg, drummer Per Blomgren and keyboardist Daniel Tjader rounded out the lineup in 2001, and things took off for the group at that point. They sent a demo to Sonic magazine, which went on to feature the band on a CD sampler. Labrador Records heard them on the disc and signed them to their label.
Per Blomgren left the group prior to the release of debut album Lesser Matters and Lisa Carlberg departed after the release of This Past Week EP. According to their website, the band decided to use digital drum tracks and stated that for their second album they were "taking a new direction ... which wouldn't require a member that played bass guitar."
The Radio Dept. have released three full length albums, and a series of singles and EPs. New single Never Follow Suit appears on the Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010 collection which they will be releasing January 25th.
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Source: Allmusic, Wikipedia
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