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| Released | 4 March 2003 | |||
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| Length | 43:10 | |||
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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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
The Radio Dept.
Additional musicians
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Artwork and design
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| Chart (2003–04) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 31 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17] | 29 |
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