Clinging to a Scheme
# Clinging to a Scheme

Clinging to a Scheme is the third studio album by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. It was released on 19 April 2010 by Labrador Records.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10 |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Boston Phoenix | |
| Consequence of Sound | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Now | 4/5 |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10 |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Q | |
| Under the Radar | 7/10 |

In 2018, Pitchfork listed Clinging to a Scheme at number 24 on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.

## Personnel

Credits for Clinging to a Scheme adapted from album liner notes.

The Radio Dept.

* Johan Duncanson
* Martin Carlberg
* Daniel Tjäder

Additional musicians

* Per Blomgren – drums (track 10)
* Mikael Häggström – live drums (track 3)
* Mattias Oldén – saxophone (track 2)

Production

* Johan Duncanson – production
* Martin Carlberg – production
* Johannes Berglund – mastering (track 4)
* Mattias Oldén – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5–10)
* The Radio Dept. – mastering (track 2)

Artwork and design

* Johan Duncanson – sleeve design

## Charts

| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 11 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 20 |
