Lesser Matters

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]

Lesser Matters
Studio album by
The Radio Dept.
Released4 March 2003 (2003-03-04)
Genre
Length43:10
Label
Producer
  • Johan Duncanson
  • Martin Larsson
The Radio Dept. chronology
Lesser Matters
(2003)		 Pet Grief
(2006)
Singles from Lesser Matters
  1. "Where Damage Isn't Already Done"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Why Won't You Talk About It?"
    Released: 31 May 2004 (2004-05-31)[1]
  3. "Ewan"
    Released: 13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)[2]

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

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Drowned in Sound9/10[7]
Mojo[8]
NME9/10[9]
Now4/5[10]
Q[11]
Uncut[12]

Lesser Matters received rave reviews from critics. The album holds a rating of 84 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] It was ranked the ninth best album of 2004 by NME.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johan Duncanson, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Soon"
  • Duncanson
  • Martin Larsson
1:17
2."Where Damage Isn't Already Done" 2:43
3."Keen on Boys"
  • Duncanson
  • Larsson
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"
  • Duncanson
  • Larsson
4:09
Total length:43:10

Personnel

Credits for Lesser Matters adapted from album liner notes.[14]

Charts
Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 29

References
  1. "Why Won't You Talk About It? (CD – Rex #35) – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "Ewan (CD – XL #XLS 203CD) – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters". Labrador Records. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Amazon.com Marie Antoinette soundtrack". Retrieved 2006-10-27.
  5. "Reviews for Lesser Matters by The Radio Dept". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Lesser Matters – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. Dobson, Gareth (15 November 2004). "Album Review: The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  8. "The Radio Dept.: Lesser Matters". Mojo (131): 101. October 2004.
  9. Nicolson, Barry (20 September 2004). "Radio Dept : Lesser Matters". NME. Archived from the original on 12 July 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  10. Boles, Benjamin (25 September 2004). "The Radio Dept". Now. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  11. "The Radio Dept.: Lesser Matters". Q (219): 129. October 2004.
  12. "The Radio Dept.: Lesser Matters". Uncut (88): 100. September 2004.
  13. "NME End Of Year Lists 2004". Rocklist.net. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  14. Lesser Matters (liner notes). The Radio Dept. Labrador Records. 2003. LAB035.CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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