{"product_id":"radio-dept-pet-grief-392756","title":"Radio Dept. – Pet Grief (20th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Radio Dept.'s \u003cem\u003ePet Grief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e returns on this 20th Anniversary Edition, bringing the Swedish band's second album back to vinyl two decades after its original 2006 release. Arriving after \u003cem\u003eLesser Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, it deliberately sidestepped that debut's fuzzier guitar rush in favour of something cleaner, calmer and more inward-looking: dream-pop and indie-pop shaded with synth-pop touches, programmed beats, soft-focus keys, piano and strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat shift is a big part of what makes \u003cem\u003ePet Grief\u003c\/em\u003e so distinctive in the band's catalogue. Contemporary accounts point to touchstones like Prefab Sprout, The Blue Nile and Pet Shop Boys, but The Radio Dept. keep the music understated rather than slick. Across its twelve songs, the record circles loss, memory and quiet sadness, with melodies that stay light on their feet even when the mood is bruised. Tracks like “Pet Grief” and “The Worst Taste In Music” show how easily the band could make melancholy feel graceful instead of heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also a useful bit of context behind the album's atmosphere: during this period, the band were approached by music supervisor Brian Reitzell in connection with Sofia Coppola's \u003cem\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/em\u003e, and some unused material from that wider creative spell fed into the album's world. Heard now, \u003cem\u003ePet Grief\u003c\/em\u003e still stands as one of The Radio Dept.'s most elegant and emotionally precise records—less immediate than its predecessor, perhaps, but all the more rewarding for its restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003ethere is something shy and lovely about Pet Grief\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2006\/oct\/27\/popandrock5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eit's a rich and evocative mood piece, and still eminently worth hearing.\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/pet-grief-mw0000724025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAllMusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alternative-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; Alternative\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eLP\u003cbr\u003e1. It's Personal\u003cbr\u003e2. Pet Grief\u003cbr\u003e3. A Window\u003cbr\u003e4. I Wanted You To Feel The Same\u003cbr\u003e5. South Side\u003cbr\u003e6. The Worst Taste In Music\u003cbr\u003e7. Every Time\u003cbr\u003e8. What Will Give?\u003cbr\u003e9. Gibraltar\u003cbr\u003e10. Sleeping In\u003cbr\u003e11. Tell\u003cbr\u003e12. Always A Relief\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50883571318849,"sku":"5204588","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/theradiodept-petgrief-ttlexclusive-mock-sqr4.jpg?v=1793572212","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/radio-dept-pet-grief-392756","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}