04 November 2015

The Radio Dept. "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" (2008) (single)

Freddie and the Trojan Horse, single
release date: Jun. 4, 2008
format: digital
[single rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,38]
producer: Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg
label: Labrador Records - nationality: Sweden

Tracklist: 1. "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" - 2. "Closing Scene" - 3. "The Room, Tarzana" - 4. "Closing Scene pt. 2"

Single release by The Radio Dept. originally released on vinyl in Japan only but also issued on cd in Sweden. According to the band's official site, the single may be seen as a new direction of style with influences from German krautrock and bands like NEU!, Faust and Kraftwerk.
I really don't hear much of the German sources here, but think it's more noise pop-founded than both their previous and forthcoming albums. None of the tracks are ordinary album tracks, but tracks #1 and #2 are included on the fine compilation album Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010 from 2011.