The band's lineup has changed over the years until it settled on the trio of Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg, with Daniel Tjäder on keyboards.

It received rave reviews, achieving 'universal acclaim' status from Metacritic,[2] and was ranked the 9th best album of 2004 by NME magazine.

[3] The album attracted enough attention for film producer Sofia Coppola to use three of The Radio Dept.

[5] In July 2016, the band announced their fourth studio album, Running Out of Love which was released on 21 October of that year.

's music has appeared in three film soundtracks throughout their career, most notably Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.