Labrador Records

  • The Radio Dept.

    The Radio Dept.

    QRO's spotlight clings to Sweden's The Radio Dept. ...
  • The Mary Onettes – “Naive Dream”

    Sweden’s The Mary Onettes, producers of sophisticated twee pop like many of their Labrador Records labelmates, is set to release a seven-track album called Portico: in March. One of the tracks is “Naive Dream”, a steady, mid-tempo ballad put through a wash of hazy, watery effects, which gives it...
  • Club 8 – “Stop Taking My Time”

    Sweden’s Club 8, the duo of Karolina Komstedt and Johan Angergård (QRO Interview), is back in May with their eighth album, Above the City. It’s sure to deliver more highly-refined melodies composed of Komstedt’s milky vocals and Angergård’s perfectly-crafted pop alchemy. If “Stop Taking My Time” is indication, the...
  • The Radio Dept. : Live

    The Radio Dept. : Live

    The Radio Dept. : LiveFor a free festival, or anything else, you could not imagine an evening better spent than The Radio Dept. & Asobi Seksu at South Street Seaport. ...
  • Acid House Kings : Interview

    Acid House Kings

    Acid House Kings : InterviewThe day after the release of the Swedish pop band's long-awaited fifth LP, Music Sounds Better With You, the Angergård brothers sat down with QRO to reveal the process of making the perfect pop album, and why there are penguins on...
  • Johan Angergard : Interview

    Johan Angergard of Labrador Records, Acid House Kings

    Johan Angergard : InterviewOn a chilly but refreshing Monday afternoon in late March, QRO visited with the head of Labrador and a prolific musician (Acid House Kings & more), Johan Angergård, in the Stockholm office. ...
  • The Radio Dept. : Live in Denmark

    The Radio Dept. : Live in Denmark

    The Radio Dept. : Live in DenmarkA month after the success of several sold out shows in North America, The Radio Dept. kicked off their ten-day European tour in Aarhus, Denmark. ...
  • The Radio Dept. : Passive Aggressice (Singles 2002-2010)

    The Radio Dept. : Passive Aggressive (Singles 2002-2010)

    The Radio Dept. : Passive Aggressice (Singles 2002-2010)The Radio Dept. collects their singles & much more on Passive Aggressive. ...
  • Acid House Kings – “Would You Say Stop?”

    Sweden’s Acid House Kings are set to release their first album in six years in March, and when they do, the world will spin a little more smoothly thanks to the group’s honey-drizzled pop sounds.  “Would You Say Stop?” is a spirited preview of Music Sounds Better With You,...