''Clinging to a Scheme'' is the third
studio album
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by Swedish
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and s ...
band
The Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept. is a Swedish dream pop band from Lund, Sweden.
History
In 1995, schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson started a band which they named after a gas-station-turned-radio-repair-shop called "Radioavdelningen" (Swedish language ...
It was released on 19 April 2010 by
Labrador Records
Labrador Records is a Sweden-based record label, specializing in indie pop and the twee subgenre.
History
Labrador was founded by Bengt Rahm in 1997 in Malmö, modeled on niche British record companies and Swedish fanzines like A Zero One and Be ...
.
Critical reception
In 2018, ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applie ...
'' listed ''Clinging to a Scheme'' at number 24 on its list of the 30 best
dream pop
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albums.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for ''Clinging to a Scheme'' adapted from album liner notes.
The Radio Dept.
*Johan Duncanson
*Martin Carlberg
*Daniel Tjäder
Additional musicians
*Per Blomgren – drums (track 10)
*Mikael Häggström – live drums (track 3)
*Mattias Oldén – saxophone (track 2)
Production
*Johan Duncanson – production
*Martin Carlberg – production
*Johannes Berglund – mastering (track 4)
*Mattias Oldén – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5–10)
*The Radio Dept. – mastering (track 2)
Artwork and design
*Johan Duncanson – sleeve design
Charts
References
2010 albums
The Radio Dept. albums
Labrador Records albums
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