Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis As hinted at, The Radio Dept played The Rock Shop last night (7/14), part of the venue's week-long One Year Anniversary. Whether people were seeing the night's many other worthy options or said hints were too vague,... more info

Altsounds — For over a decade now, *The Radio Dept.* have topped charts and made listeners swoon with their distinct “*dream pop*” music. Their slow, melodic rhythms are perfectly matched; with lead singer *Johan Duncanson*'s lush murmurs and c... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Wild Beasts - "Loop the Loop" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wooden Birds - Two Matchsticks (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rayon Beach - Wave Pool Ether (MP3) DOWNLOAD: John Wesley Coleman - Ooh Basketball (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Urge Overkill - Effigy (MP... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin The Radio Dept @ The Great Escape Swedish dream-poppers The Radio Dept are releasing all three of their albums on 180 gram vinyl. This includes the classic Lesser Matters, its followup Pet Grief, and the more... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — We caught up Martin Larsson of Swedish dream-pop band The Radio Dept. before their gig at The Troubadour last week. Along with the trio’s critically acclaimed third full-length, Clinging to a Scheme, this album cycle saw the band touring the United... more info

Guardian Music — A Scandinavian singer who eschews Sweden's veritable history of pop for a touch of effects-laden shoegazeI Break Horses, aka Maria Lindén, hails from Sweden but, unlike most Swedish female singers that appear on this blog, she doesn't make slightly ... more info

Press Play — I started listening to The Radio Dept's Clinging to a Scheme about two weeks ago.  I'm about mid-way through the album (which I like a lot) and Heaven's On Fire is without a doubt my favorite song.  It has a nice, summer-like vibe.    YouTube... more info

Altsounds — As previously announced, the 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival will be taking place on Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17 at Chicago's Union Park! Three-day passes are sold out (gone within 24 hours!), but single-day passes are still available for t... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jizzrelics said... Eric Dolphy - The Complete Uppsala Concert http://jizzrelics.blogspot.com alonsii said... L'ARBRE DE LES 1000 MÚSIQUES,PROGRAMA 17-2-11 1-TIM STORY-After 4 O'Clock 2-Armenian Navy Band-agua natural seeds 3-Art ceilidh-Dos tontos ... more info

Guardian Music — Summoning the spirit of 1986, these retro-pop miserablists specialise in winsome techno and wan electro-popHometown: Stockton, California.The lineup: Justin Vallesteros, Frankie Soto, Jack Doyle Smith, Anna Luxx Ryon. The background: Some years are s... more info