In 2011, one year after their 3rd album was released, The Radio Dept. played at The Independent in SF on February 15th. Seven years later on January 30th they returned to SF, playing The Fillmore following the success of their 4th album, 2016's Running Out Of Love.
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| The Radio Dept. @ The Fillmore 1/30/2018 photo by Marc Fong |
It was a slow Tuesday winter night as far as shows go, the crowd forming to a modest size just in time for The Radio Dept. The band span the whole stage, Duncanson and Larsson flanking either side with their touring bandmates in the middle. The set was minimal in every aspect: the no thrills lighting suspect to being house mandated and operated, the band and their parallel ensemble offered a lack luster stage presence and a few dry, mumbled thank yous was the only banter we got.
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| The Radio Dept. @ The Fillmore 1/30/2018 photo by Marc Fong |
It's how the Swedish band has held on to their mystic over the last 15 years, keeping their loyal fan base always wanting more. That and the fact that since their 2003 debut they've been known not to play many live shows. Instrumentation of guitar, bass and keys reared fuzzy over the PA system at The historic venue, amplifying their already lo-fi feel.
Fans' cheers at the start and end of songs shouted approval of the grainy indie-rock seeping from the dark fog. As the genre of indie music expands, it's scope broadening wider and becoming more commercial, The Radio Dept. prevails a true indie band. Popular in the underground scene, like any good indie band should be, they've never compromised their reverb romanticism. 15 years and 4 albums later, The Radio. Dept still deliver a sought after indie show.
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| The Radio Dept. @ The Fillmore 1/30/2018 photo by Marc Fong |
The Radio Dept. set-list 1/30/2018
1. I Don't Like This
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| The Radio Dept. @ The Fillmore 1/30/2018 photo by Marc Fong |
2. Committed To The Cause
3. Pulling Our Weight
4. Can't Be Guilty
5. Kean On Boys
6. Why Won't You Talk About It?
7. I Wanted You To Feel The Same
8. Never Follow Suit
9. Heaven's On Fire
10. Sloboda Narodu
11. Death to Fascism
12. Swedish Guns
13. A Token of Gratitude
en-core
14. Occupied
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