Lesser Matters
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| Released | 4 March 2003 | |||
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| Length | 43:10 | |||
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Lesser Matters is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. It was released on 4 March 2003 by Labrador Records.[3]
The song "Keen on Boys" was featured in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, also appearing on the soundtrack to the film.[4] "Strange Things Will Happen" was also featured in The Fault in Our Stars.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| NME | 9/10[10] |
| Now | 4/5[11] |
| Q | [12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
Lesser Matters received rave reviews from critics. The album holds a rating of 84 out of 100 on the review aggregation website Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] It was ranked the ninth best album of 2004 by NME.[14]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Johan Duncanson, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Too Soon" |
| 1:17 |
| 2. | "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Keen on Boys" |
| 4:53 |
| 4. | "Why Won't You Talk About It?" | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "It's Been Eight Years" | 2:33 | |
| 6. | "Bus" | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "Slottet #2" (The Castle #2) | 3:07 | |
| 8. | "1995" | 3:11 | |
| 9. | "Against the Tide" | 4:23 | |
| 10. | "Strange Things Will Happen" | 4:24 | |
| 11. | "Your Father" | 4:01 | |
| 12. | "Ewan" | 2:23 | |
| 13. | "Lost and Found" |
| 4:09 |
| Total length: | 43:10 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Credits for Lesser Matters adapted from album liner notes.[15]
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The Radio Dept.
Additional musicians
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Production
Artwork and design
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Charts
[edit]| Chart (2003–04) | Peak position |
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| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 31 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] | 29 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Why Won't You Talk About It? (CD – Rex #35) – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Ewan (CD – XL #XLS 203CD) – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters". Labrador Records. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Amazon.com Marie Antoinette soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved 2006-10-27.
- ^ Various artists, The Fault In Our Stars: Music From The Motion Picture, retrieved 2021-12-06
- ^ a b "Reviews for Lesser Matters by The Radio Dept". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Lesser Matters – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Dobson, Gareth (15 November 2004). "Album Review: The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "The Radio Dept.: Lesser Matters". Mojo (131): 101. October 2004.
- ^ Nicolson, Barry (20 September 2004). "Radio Dept : Lesser Matters". NME. Archived from the original on 12 July 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Boles, Benjamin (25 September 2004). "The Radio Dept". Now. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "The Radio Dept.: Lesser Matters". Q (219): 129. October 2004.
- ^ "The Radio Dept.: Lesser Matters". Uncut (88): 100. September 2004.
- ^ "NME End Of Year Lists 2004". Rocklist.net. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Lesser Matters (liner notes). The Radio Dept. Labrador Records. 2003. LAB035.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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