Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Radio Dept.- David EP. November 23, 2009 (Labrador Records)

Sweden's reclusive kings of electro-shoegaze (it's an esoteric kingdom) the Radio Dept. released the an EP of new material called David-EP in anticipation of Clinging to a Scheme which will be out on the 21st of this month. It listens like a lot of their more recent works, polished and relaxing, but has a bit more feel to it.
"David" kicks off the EP in true Radio Dept. form, with subtle and smooth synthetic strings and melody that you can enjoy, but doesn't stay with you for the entire month, followed by "Messy Enough" another typical Radio Dept. track, but now with an infectious beat. As with any indie EP, there is the required remix. The Rice Twins do a beat heavy, minimalist cover of "David," that isn't half bad, but hey, it's a remix. "The Idle Urban Contemporaries" finishes off the the under 15 minute EP. An instrumental track, "Contemporaries" could make for a great radio bed.
I enjoyed this contribution to the Radio Dept. catalogue, more-so than I have with their previous works. I'm not sure if it has to do with the content, it's all pretty standard for this band, or if it's the length. While their songs are great, interesting and layered, their whole alums have a tendency to get exhausting or boring. Maybe they need to stick to the EP format. Or maybe they could just not record anything for a while and finally tour in the states.

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