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]

Lesser Matters
Studio album by The Radio Dept.
Released	4 March 2003 (2003-03-04)
Genre	Dream pop indie pop shoegaze
Length	43:10
Label	Labrador Shelflife
Producer	Johan Duncanson Martin Larsson
The Radio Dept. chronology
Lesser Matters (2003) Pet Grief (2006)
Singles from Lesser Matters
"Where Damage Isn't Already Done" Released: 2003 "Why Won't You Talk About It?" Released: 31 May 2004 (2004-05-31)[1] "Ewan" Released: 13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)[2]

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Too Soon"	Duncanson Martin Larsson	1:17
2.	"Where Damage Isn't Already Done"		2:43
3.	"Keen on Boys"	Duncanson Larsson	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"	Duncanson Larsson	4:09
Total length:			43:10

All tracks are written by Johan Duncanson, except where noted.

Personnel

Credits for Lesser Matters adapted from album liner notes.^[15]

The Radio Dept. Johan Duncansson – vocals, guitar, keyboards Martin Larsson – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Lisa Carlberg – bass, piano Per Blomgren – drums Additional musicians Elin Almered – lead vocals (track 10) Johannes Burström – Roland Juno-60 synthesiser (tracks 3 and 8)

Production Johan Duncansson – mixing, recording Martin Larsson – mixing, recording Thomas Eberger – mastering Artwork and design Elin Almered – cover artwork, painting Mattias Berglund – sleeve design Mårten Carlberg – photography

Charts

Chart (2003–04)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17]	29