Lesser Matters | ||||
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Released | 4 March 2003 | |||
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Length | 43:10 | |||
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Singles from Lesser Matters | ||||
Lesser Matters is the debut studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. It was released on 4 March 2003 by Labrador Records. [3]
The song "Keen on Boys" was featured in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, also appearing on the soundtrack to the film. [4] "Strange Things Will Happen" was also featured in The Fault in Our Stars. [5]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Drowned in Sound | 9/10 [8] |
Mojo | [9] |
NME | 9/10 [10] |
Now | 4/5 [11] |
Q | [12] |
Uncut | [13] |
Lesser Matters received rave reviews from critics. The album holds a rating of 84 out of 100 on the review aggregation website Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [6] It was ranked the ninth best album of 2004 by NME. [14]
All tracks are written by Johan Duncanson, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Too Soon" |
| 1:17 |
2. | "Where Damage Isn't Already Done" | 2:43 | |
3. | "Keen on Boys" |
| 4:53 |
4. | "Why Won't You Talk About It?" | 3:08 | |
5. | "It's Been Eight Years" | 2:33 | |
6. | "Bus" | 2:58 | |
7. | "Slottet #2" (The Castle #2) | 3:07 | |
8. | "1995" | 3:11 | |
9. | "Against the Tide" | 4:23 | |
10. | "Strange Things Will Happen" | 4:24 | |
11. | "Your Father" | 4:01 | |
12. | "Ewan" | 2:23 | |
13. | "Lost and Found" |
| 4:09 |
Total length: | 43:10 |
Credits for Lesser Matters adapted from album liner notes. [15]
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Chart (2003–04) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 31 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [17] | 29 |
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