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Clinging to a Scheme
Studio album by
The Radio Dept.
Released19 April 2010
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length34:45
LabelLabrador
Producer
  • Johan Duncanson
  • Martin Carlberg
The Radio Dept. chronology
Pet Grief
(2006) 		Clinging to a Scheme
(2010) 		Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010
(2011)
Singles from Clinging to a Scheme
  1. "David"
    Released: 23 June 2009
  2. "Heaven's on Fire"
    Released: 23 March 2010
  3. "Never Follow Suit"
    Released: 9 November 2010

Clinging to a Scheme is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. It was released on 19 April 2010 by Labrador Records.

The cover features a still from news footage of an American soldier smoking marijuana from the barrel of a shotgun while stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, as portrayed in Ken Burns's documentary, The Vietnam War.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Boston Phoenix[4]
Consequence of SoundA−[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork8.3/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Q[10]
Under the Radar7/10[11]

In 2018, Pitchfork listed Clinging to a Scheme at number 24 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Domestic Scene"2:25
2."Heaven's on Fire"3:32
3."This Time Around"3:46
4."Never Follow Suit"4:09
5."A Token of Gratitude"4:07
6."The Video Dept."3:25
7."Memory Loss"4:17
8."David"3:32
9."Four Months in the Shade"1:50
10."You Stopped Making Sense"3:54

Personnel

  • Martin Larsson – performance, arrangement, production
  • Johan Duncanson – performance, arrangement, production, sleeve design
  • Daniel Tjäder – performance
  • Johannes Berglund – mastering (track 4)
  • Per Blomgren – drums (track 10)
  • Mikael Häggström – live drums (track 3)
  • Mattias Oldén – saxophone (track 2), mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5–10)
  • The Radio Dept. – mastering (track 2)

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 20

References

  1. ^ The Vietnam War. Dir. Ken Burns. Public Broadcasting Service, 2018 (ep. 9, 00:21:15 - 00:21:25).
  2. ^ "Clinging To A Scheme by The Radio Dept". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Clinging to a Scheme – The Radio Dept". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ Brodeur, Michael (21 April 2010). "The Radio Dept. | Clinging To A Scheme". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ Young, Alex (26 April 2010). "The Radio Dept. – Clinging To A Scheme". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ Ashurst, Hari (14 April 2010). "Album Review: The Radio Dept. – Clinging to a Scheme". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ Snapes, Laura (16 April 2010). "Album Review: The Radio Dept – 'Clinging To A Scheme' (Labradour)". NME. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (26 April 2010). "The Radio Dept.: Clinging to a Scheme". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ^ Corsa, Zach (19 April 2010). "The Radio Dept.: Clinging to a Scheme". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ^ "The Radio Dept.: Clinging to a Scheme". Q (286): 125. May 2010.
  11. ^ Studarus, Laura (18 April 2010). "The Radio Dept.: Clinging to a Scheme". Under the Radar. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. ^ "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums". Pitchfork. 16 April 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Radio Dept. – Clinging to a Scheme". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  14. ^ "The Radio Dept. Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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