Broadcast - Four LPs

Cute with a menacing edge. Darling with a little bitterness. Torchy with some growl.

JW turned me on to Broadcast a few years ago via Tender Buttons and I've been crushin' ever since. Take a chance on these four and you'll see what I mean. They got groove, cool, detached minimal arrangements, some cold electronics and the ever breathy vocals. Dreamy and cozy then distant and alien. Really just nicely composed records that don't try too hard to outdo anyone ( ahem Stereolab )


I always thought they would've been a better choice to do the Virgin Suicides OST, but Sofia Coppola has a thing for French dudes (and who can blame her!).


Listen to them all day/all night.

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Allmusic.com: Space-age pop collagists Broadcast formed in Birmingham, England, in 1995; comprised of vocalist Trish Keenan, guitarist Tim Felton, bassist James Cargill, keyboardist Roj Stevens, and drummer Steve Perkins, the quintet came together out of a shared affection for the psychedelic cult band the United States of America, a primary influence on their subsequent work as a group. Debuting in 1996 with the Wurlitzer Jukebox label single "Accidentals," Broadcast immediately won favorable comparisons to Stereolab for their sample-heavy, analog, synth-driven sound; the comparisons continued when they signed to Stereolab's Duophonic Super 45s imprint for their next effort, "Living Room." After the icily atmospheric Book Lovers EP, the group moved to Warp Records to release 1997's Work and Non-Work, a compilation of their existing singles tracks. The much-anticipated full-length The Noise Made by People finally appeared in early 2000 and the Extended Play Two EP was issued that fall. Ever the studio perfectionists, fans had to wait until 2003 to hear any new material from the band, when the Pendulum EP arrived that spring and Haha Sound appeared that summer. In fall 2005, Broadcast -- pared down to the duo of Keenan and Cargill -- issued the America's Boy single and Tender Buttons full-length. 2006's Future Crayon collected the group's numerous rare tracks and B-sides.


Hear Ha Ha Sound


Hear Future Crayon


Hear The Noise Made By People


Hear Tender Buttons