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If you were waiting, the wait is over. If you weren't waiting, your subconscious desires are coming true in real time. Our new album, Paved Mountain, is out now. . Find it on @spotify, @applemusic, or @bandcamp (link in bio) . #radicaldads #indierock #newalbum #albumrelease https://www.instagram.com/p/CByAfWkD5za/?igshid=5rjiuyn897d4
We, Radical Dads, are setting off again! Our new record, Paved Mountain, is coming soon. You can pre-order Paved Mountain in your preferred format — vinyl, digital, or a lil' bit of both — starting this Friday, May 1, via our Bandcamp page. Bandcamp is the coolest, and they're once again waiving their revenue share for 24 hours on Friday. 20% of everything we sell that day (pre-orders, old records, and t-shirts) will be donated to City Harvest to help feed New Yorkers in need. The big takeaway is this: If you want to support art, culture, and communities at this very insane time in all of our lives, buy stuff on Bandcamp this Friday. We’ll send you a reminder along with more album details when the pre-order is live. It's great to be back in the band business. We miss you, we hope you're safe, and we look forward to sharing more music with you soon! xo Lindsay, Robbie, and Chrissy Radical Dads
40 years of Radical Dads + The Face of Loudness
In 2019, we Radical Dads are commemorating a major milestone with all the egotistical bluster we can muster: We're celebrating not 40 years as a band, but being 40 years old and still in a band. It's true though, we've been old from the start. Rock n roll may be a young person's game, but it's an old person's gamble. One false headbang and you have to reconceive your entire Lollapalooza set due to being in a total body cast.
With our personal odometers rolling over this year, we're even more exceedingly pleased with ourselves because we have new songs! Just for you! Listen to the two-song single THE FACE OF LOUDNESS!
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And now please loudly wish Lindsay a monumentally happy birthday, because today is it! We'll email you again on Robbie and Chris's birthdays with more great news about our crumbling empire. Until then: Stay artistic, you ageless wonders.
xo RD
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I also picked up Radical Dads’ 7inch this weekend & it tis a rowdy goood time. I got to hear a sneak preview tonight of their upcoming album, & I can tell you with assurance that it is one to be exciiited about. Here’s a video for their new track “Recklessness” which they premiered today!
Radical Dads - Universal Coolers /// ALBUM REVIEW
Oh boy, this might be the most non-mainstream thing I’ve reviewed on here before. I was actually surprised after finding this band and listening to this entire album, when I looked up the band and discovered that they have a very small cult following. Radical Dads are a three-person band from Brooklyn, NY, who record their music in their apartment. Their most popular song on spotify only has 11,000 plays. Not like that matters or anything, but in the context of how great their music is, it paints a picture of how hard it is to make oneself known as a new artist or band in today’s music climate.
Oh, right, the music… The album opens up with “Absurd Tests” which features frontwoman Lindsey Baker proclaiming that she’s “Not gonna stand for this exam” and that she’s “Got middle fingers on both hands”. You immediately get a punk vibe from the lyrics, but the guitars are telling you something different. The fuzzy, lo-fi guitars put out notes that seem like they would clash, but actually fit together beautifully. It reminds me of some of Modest Mouse’s early guitar work, or Pavement’s. The end of Absurd Tests leads right into Tomorrow’s Trash, and you immediately realize that Radical Dads isn’t going to slow down. Not for a while, anyways.
Speaking of Tomorrow’s Trash, this track is a perfect place to stop and talk about Lindsey Baker’s voice. It sounds strained, pushed to its limits. Baker really pushes what’s possible for a female vocalist in Indie Rock. Her voice, combined with the almost-clashing-but-actually-perfect guitar melodies, is actually quite soothing. She’s brilliant with the way she bends her harmonies and uses her voice to complement - rather than blend in with - the music.
Now, onto Slammer, one of my favorite songs. It’s one of my favorite songs. I don’t know if it’s the hooks, the catchy guitar rythm in this one song, or the backing vocals (which are actually a really nice touch), but this is altogether a fantastic song with an amazing vibe.
In The Water seeks to bring you straight from the happy-go-lucky “nothing to do but chill” vibe of the previous track to a darker place. Baker sings that something is “In the water”. Her description that “You can’t see it from the surface, you can’t identify its purpose” invites a lot of speculation about what “It” might be. The drumming on this track is fantastic, and Baker’s vocals remind me a little bit of Arcade Fire. What is “It”? That’s a mystery for another reviewer to solve. Pitchfork left it alone, so I will too.
Don’t Go contains what might be some of my favorite lyrics of 2015: “Type-write your message to me/ Like it’s 1918″
Maybe hearing it is a much different experience than typing it. In any case, Don’t Go is by far the catchiest track on the album. And it starts off with Baker bringing her Punk-rock attitude right back to the forefront by belting “Don’t you touch my dude!”
The title track, Universal Coolers has distorted guitars and a rag-tag arrangement (even more than the rest of the album) - and the whole track seems like a lo-fi affair thrown together in an afternoon. That’s not a knock on it, though. I love the style of this track. The chorus shows off just how great a 2-word-repated-ad-nauseum chorus can be: fucking fantastic. The second verse, for some reason, reminds me of the Fairly Oddparents Theme Song. That might be just me.
Desperato Dude Lens, I’ll admit, is a track that I did not like at first. It wasn’t until one day that it came up in my shuffle and I was too lazy to switch tracks, that I actually came to like this song. Maybe it was the title that was offputting. In any case, this track is definitely worth a listen.
Flight To NZ is my absolute favorite song on this album. Not only because it completely catches you off-guard with a different band member doing vocals, but becuse it catches you off-guard with song structure, guitar style, lyrics, everything. It’s a fantastic, upbeat jaunt.
DJ Pancake is the only track on this album that I can’t yet bring myself to like. It doesn’t have any hooks that really draw me in, and it seems like a forgettable track that couldv’e been left ouf of the album post-prod. I would’ve been perfectly find with going straight from Flight to NZ to the closer. Speaking of which..
Cassette Brain is for everyone who listened to the rest of the album and thought “I love the sound, but this is too fast and upbeat for my taste!” You’re in luck, listener! Cassette Brain presents the listener with a steady, slowly churning beat, a softer, dialed-back rhythm, but just as much Radical Dads flavor in the melody and lyrics. The chorus entices you to “Press play on the tape recorder”. Given this song’s placement at the end of the album, it’s almost like Radical Dads are inviting you to pick up a Tape Recorder and try to one-up them. Well, are you going to?
I doubt anyone can.
Rating: 9.2/10 Favorite Tracks: Slammer, Don’t Go, Universal Coolers, Flight to NZ Least Fave: DJ Pancake
Radical Dad’s new album will burn you alive and give you a lot of joy too. This sick trio from Brooklyn features twingy, melodious rock backing the emotional scream-singing of frontwoman Lindsay Baker. This song “Slammer” will give you a sample of the high-octane rock n’ roll on this release. Highly recommended! - Dave Samuels, WKNC Assistant Music Director
Listen/purchase: Universal Coolers by Radical Dads
Interview/Photos: Radical Dads on Being Radical
Old Flame Records’ Radical Dads have been floating around the scene for a few years, putting out albums of timeless, power pop tinged punk that evokes Eleanor Friedberger crossed with early Times New Viking. Fresh off releasing their most recent album Universal Coolers to rave reviews, I had a chance to catch up with the down to earth group in Williamsburg to take a few photos and find out what it really means to be a Radical Dad.
This Has Got To Stop: Radical Dads - what a name! Is there a fun story behind it?
Radical Dads: There is a super-fun story behind it, so buckle up and hold on while we take you on a very wild ride! So, first: We wrote down a bunch of names. Next, we looked at the names, all thinking quietly to ourselves, silently judging some of the names, and flagging others for further consideration. After that, we took a break to eat something. Finally, we all let out our true feelings and admitted that Radical Dads was our top choice. It has internal rhyme! And it is easily shortened!
THGTS: Can you tell me everyone’s name and what they play?
RD: Lindsay Baker plays guitar and sings. Robbie Guertin plays drums and sings. Chris Diken plays guitar and very rarely sings.
THGTS: What is the Radical Dads songwriting process like?
RD: We make weird shapes with our hands on our fret boards until something sounds cool. Then Robbie adds the beats. Then we take a break to eat something. Fin.
THGTS: What do you love and hate about Brooklyn’s music scene?
RD: We love that we are personal friends with other people who are in bands. We hate that someone got shot outside Big Snow Buffalo Lodge.
THGTS: Who are your musical idols?
RD: Kev Shark from Shark? and Kev Hairs from The Hairs.
THGTS: What’s your favorite venue to play in New York?
RD: Cake Shop. It has the best cake, the best lighting, the best booker, etc.
THGTS: Who would be your dream band or bands to tour with?
RD: Yo La Tengo, Built to Spill, the original lineup of the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Guided By Voices, and Sonic Youth.
THGTS: What will Obama’s legacy as a president be?
RD: Creating a political climate that enabled Sleater-Kinney to start making music again.
THGTS: What advice do you have for young musicians who want to make music in NYC?/what advice do you wish someone had told you when you were younger?
RD: First, remember to do exactly what you want. If you like it, that’s a good start. If you don’t like it, keep trying.
Next, start your band as soon as possible, because music is a young person’s game. Now we can barely stay up until our set time. This will also give you more time to get signed by a major label and become extremely successful in the music industry.
THGTS: Steve Keene did the artwork for Universal Coolers, how did that come about, and what was it like working with him?
RD: It all started when Lindsay sent Steve a very flattering email. She is very good at emailing people. The next step is that we went to visit Steve at his studio in Greenpoint. While there, we continued to flatter him, and also gave him our music. Working with him was amazing, mostly because we didn’t really have to “work together.” We gave him the name of our band and the name of the album, he painted a bunch of paintings, and we picked the one we liked most. It was a very collaboration-free collaboration.
THGTS: What’s the worst gig you’ve ever played?
RD: There are no bad gigs, only bad attitudes to playing gigs. We typically can find something redeeming about any situation. For example: drink tickets.
THGTS: What’s next for Radical Dads?
RD: We’re having a shit-ton of babies.
THGTS: Thanks so much, Radical Dads! Is there anything I didn’t ask you that you wish I had?
RD: How do you all keep your hair so shiny and lustrous? Answer: We rub it with money.
Radical Dads plays Rough Trade this Thursday, April 16. Tickets are available here.
Dan and Chris argue about how loud you have to sing to get noticed by American Top 40 and how old you have to be to be nostalgic for the 90s, featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists on their new music playlists. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Shura’s “2Shy” and Radical Dads’ “Slammer.”
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Brooklyn’s Radical Dads are about to release Universal Coolers, their third album and the follow up to last year’s Cassette Brain EP. The band, comprised of ex-Clap Your Hands Say Yeah drummer Robbie Guertin, Chris Diken and guitarist/vocalist Lindsay Baker, draw inspiration from the...
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