The Radio Dept., a dream-pop duo built around Johan Duncanson and Martin Larsson out of Lund, Sweden, known for mixing fuzzed-out guitar pop with electronic textures. Their profile jumped internationally when three of their songs, two of them from 2006's Pet Grief, turned up in Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette and got their hazy sound to a much wider audience. Clinging to a Scheme (2010), where 'A Token of Gratitude' comes from, is widely regarded as a genre high point. In 2026 they announced a London headline show for November 2026, their first there in nearly a decade, along with new music in progress and a planned Pet Grief vinyl reissue.
From the notes for Episode 05 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
