The Radio Dept. Perform Their Citizen Duties With New Single, “The New Improved Hypocrisy”

The Radio Dept.The Radio Dept. don’t use their songs for specific political protests often but when they do, they make sure they don’t go unnoticed. After 2008’s “Freddie And The Trojan Horse,” about the Swedish Right-wing givernment, they are back this week with with “The New Improved Yypocrisy,” released only a few days before the next general election to the Swedish parliament, to be held on September 19th.

With lyrics such as “We don’t mind democracy/We have our ways around it/This new improved hypocrisy/Will help us to impound it,” you can be sure they have a very strong stance about things in their country are shaping out. Listen to it HERE.

  <span><a href=”http://soundcloud.com/0sedera0/the-radio-dept-the-new-improved-hypocrisy”>The Radio Dept. – The New Improved Hypocrisy</a> by <a href=”http://soundcloud.com/0sedera0″>Sedera_Ranaivoarinosy</a></span&gt;

And for less politically charged material from The Radio Dept, be sure to look out for their upcoming EP, Never Follow Suit, set for release in November.

Top 5 Music Videos of the Week

What better way to end the week then kicking back and watching some of our favorite new music videos? This week’s edition includes some of the coolest up and comers in indie rock…Surfer Blood, Deerhunter, The Morning Benders, Frankie Rose and the Outs and Twin Shadow. Watch them HERE! You’ll be glad that you did. Trust us.

New York City’s Weekend Show Round Up

Friday, September 17th

Unicycle Loves You with Frances, Oh Land @ Littlefield

Indian Jewelry, Oberhofer, Total Slacker, La Big Vic @ Monster Island Basement

Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls @ Radio City Music Hall

Of Montreal, Janelle Monae @ Terminal 5

Elf Power, Capstan Shafts @ The Rock Shop

Saturday, September 18th

Holy Fuck, Twin Shadow, Indian Jewelry @ (le) poisson rouge

Super Chunk, Let’s Wrestle @ Bowery Ballroom

Javelin @ Brooklyn Bowl

Broken Social Scene, The Sea and Cake @ Central Park Rumsey Playfield

Dum Dum Girls, Reading Rainbow, Girls at Dawn @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn

No Age, Small Black, Soft Circle @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Of Montreal, Janelle Monae @ Terminal 5

Jaime Lidell @ Webster Hall

Sunday, September 19th

Klaxons, Baby Monster @ Maxwell’s

Sea Wolf (solo acoustic), Sera Cahoone, Patrick Park @ Mercury Lounge

Superchunk, Wild Nothing, Todd Barry @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Junk Culture Starscream, Dinowalrus @ Union Pool

Pavement, Jenny and Johnny @ Williamsburg Waterfront