Lesser Matters

Lesser Matters
Studio album by The Radio Dept.
Released	March 4, 2003
Genre	Dream pop, indie pop, shoegazing
Length	43:10
Label	Labrador, Shelflife
Producer	Johan Duncanson, Martin Larsson
The Radio Dept. chronology
Lesser Matters (2003) Pet Grief (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
NME	(9/10) link
PopMatters	(favourable) link
Drowned in Sound	(9/10) link

Lesser Matters is the 2003 debut of Swedish pop group The Radio Dept. It received rave reviews, achieving 'universal acclaim' status from Metacritic,^[1] and was ranked the 9th best album of 2004 by NME magazine.^[2] It received favorable reviews from UNCUT, Mojo and Q Magazine with a rating of 84/100 on Metacritic.^[3]

The song "Keen on Boys" and "Pulling Our Weight" were featured in Sofia Coppola's adaptation of Marie Antoinette, appearing also on the soundtrack to the film.^[4]

Track listing

Songs written by Johan Duncanson, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Too Soon" – 1:17 (Johan Duncanson/Martin Larsson)
2. "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" – 2:43
3. "Keen on Boys" – 4:53 (Duncanson/Larsson)
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 (Duncanson/Larsson)

Personnel

• Johan Duncansson - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Per Blomgren - drums
• Lisa Carlberg - bass, piano
• Martin Larsson - vocals, guitar, keyboards,
• Elin Almered - lead vocals (track 10 only), cover artwork
• Johannes Burström - synth (track 3, 8)

References