The Radio Dept. are a dream-pop band out of Lund, Sweden, and three of their songs, “Pulling Our Weight,” “I Don’t Like It Like This” and “Keen on Boys,” are on the soundtrack of Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette. I played “Pulling Our Weight” on EKHO Sonic Chill #12.
The Radio Dept. Dream pop out of Lund, Sweden, built around Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg, known for hazy, lo-fi guitar pop on Lesser Matters (2003), Pet Grief (2006), Clinging to a Scheme (2010) and Running Out of Love (2016). 'Pulling Our Weight' was the title track of a 2003 EP, and it found a wider audience when Sofia Coppola put it, along with 'I Don't Like It Like This' and 'Keen on Boys', on the soundtrack of her 2006 film Marie Antoinette. After a long legal dispute with their old label Labrador, a settlement gave the band back control of their catalogue. Their own Just So! label then put out I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band (2019), which collects the Pulling Our Weight and This Past Week EPs. In 2026 they announced a headline show at London's KOKO on 3 November, their first live performance since 2018, along with a 20th-anniversary vinyl reissue of Pet Grief and word that new music was coming 'in a bit'.
From the notes for EKHO Sonic Chill #12 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
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