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Birmingham, United Kingdom (1995 – present)

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.

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1	Tender Buttons	702
2	Black Cat	520
3	I Found the F	512
4	America's Boy	499
5	Tears in the Typing Pool	440
6	Corporeal	434
7	Come on Let's Go	411
8	Bit 35	357
9	Before We Begin	356
10	Pendulum	354
11	Michael a Grammar	342
12	Goodbye Girls	310
13	Subject to the Ladder	291
14	Evil is Coming	289
15	Arc of a Journey	288

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besodeplata wrote:
yesterday morning

¡Qué bonitos!

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love_and_caring wrote:
yesterday morning

hello.hello.hello.hello.

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FonAudio wrote:
Friday evening

Master sound-scapes and eerily entrancing melodies. I insist, their shows must equal their music.

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riigo wrote:
last week

yea, their last show was mad disappointing..

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caldodecabeza wrote:
last week

new stuff (ep) is such a turn off

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DDRmaster117 wrote:
last week

I'm not as much of a fan of Tender Buttons. A bit too quirky for my tastes in most spots, a good album but I'd prefer less synthetic drums. Just my opinion.

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Dalboz wrote:
18 days ago

Tender buttons is awesome :3

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esdki wrote:
20 days ago

i thought it was awesome, they were my favorites of the night.

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Velenze wrote:
20 days ago

They did get a bit carried away with the hauntology/Witch Cults stuff last night, but when they launched into "Corporeal," all was (nearly) right again.

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ashleyrobb wrote:
25 days ago

one of my favorite modern bands.

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lungbroken wrote:
last month

:D I'm super excited they're on TOUR!!!! can't wait to see them LIVE!

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shakeen wrote:
last month

i'm finally getting into their stuff yo

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a_dayum wrote:
last month

sarcasm boiling over

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Smartypants101 wrote:
last month

please tell us more... we're all just dying to hear about it

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a_dayum wrote:
last month

nicest band i have met so far. talked with trish for a good 20 mins at the chicago show about random stuff. good live show too, wish they had played more songs rather than did that 20 min psych freakout at the beginning. she really wanted to play stuff they had done with focus group though. she said they new album is gonna be pretty pop-y. looking forward to it! also, bradford cox wanted to do a cover of "tears in the typing pool", we'll see.

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ithinkx wrote:
last month

seeing them tonight for the first time! so excited :)

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riigo wrote:
last month

i'm sure that fag tappedhead loves it though

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StaticMedium wrote:
last month

hauntology is the best type of ology.

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sonic_konvikt wrote:
last month

motheristhemilkyway...too hypnagogic.

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vidanes wrote:
last month

It's so nice to go back to them after a good while... Oh those memories...

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