The Radio Dept - the absence of birds, 2020

"Swedish dream-pop heroes The Radio Dept. are low-key masters of restraint. Whether soundtracking Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette in 2006 or sampling a classic Thurston Moore manifesto on 2010’s U.S. breakout Clinging to a Scheme, their gauzy, often-bittersweet songs tend to hint at a mood and leave listeners just enough space to bring their own meanings. And with four albums spread out between 2003 and 2016, the band’s intermittent release schedule has ensured they always felt like furtive, welcome strangers."