◇ image via WikipediaThe Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept. is a Indie rock and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Joy Division, Fennesz, Chet Baker, Pet Shop Boys and My Bloody Valentine. Those roots explain a lot about how The Radio Dept. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Bilinda Butchers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Airiel, DIIV and Slowdive, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Letting Up Despite Great Faults, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around The Radio Dept., reaching back through Joy Division and forward to Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Radio Dept. connections
The Radio Dept. grew out of Joy Division, Fennesz, Chet Baker and Pet Shop Boys, shares an orbit with The Bilinda Butchers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Airiel and DIIV, went on to shape Letting Up Despite Great Faults. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Radio Dept.
Sounds and acts that shaped The Radio Dept..
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Artists similar to The Radio Dept.
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Radio Dept..
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