Haha Sound

Rating

Album: Haha Sound
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Colour Me In	More Info...	0:03
2)	Pendulum	More Info...	0:04
3)	Before We Begin	More Info...	0:03
4)	Valerie	More Info...	0:04
5)	Man Is Not a Bird	More Info...	0:05
6)	Minim	More Info...	0:03
7)	Lunch Hour Pops	More Info...	0:03
8)	Black Umbrellas	More Info...	0:01
9)	Ominous Cloud	More Info...	0:03
10)	DistoRSION	More Info...	0:02
11)	Oh How I Miss You	More Info...	0:01
12)	The Little Bell	More Info...	0:02
13)	Winter Now	More Info...	0:03
14)	Hawk	More Info...	0:03

Album: Haha Sound
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Colour Me In	More Info...	0:03
2)	Pendulum	More Info...	0:04
3)	Before We Begin	More Info...	0:03
4)	Valerie	More Info...	0:04
5)	Man Is Not a Bird	More Info...	0:05
6)	Minim	More Info...	0:03
7)	Lunch Hour Pops	More Info...	0:03
8)	Black Umbrellas	More Info...	0:01
9)	Ominous Cloud	More Info...	0:03
10)	DistoRSION	More Info...	0:02
11)	Oh How I Miss You	More Info...	0:01
12)	The Little Bell	More Info...	0:02
13)	Winter Now	More Info...	0:03
14)	Hawk	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Broadcast includes: Trish Keenan (vocals).
Personnel: P. Jenkins, Neil Bullock (drums).
"Colour Me In" drifts in like Leslie Caron's Lili playfully flirting with puppets, with "Pendulum" following on its heels in a heavy daze of psychedelic haze, before giving way to the distorted wall of sound, pre-Beatles pop that is "Before It Begins." And so it goes for Broadcast on its 2003 Warp debut, HAHA SOUND, an album that gleefully flits through sonic time, yet never seems it could exist in any era but the dawn of the 21st century. The Birmingham, England, band had previously built up a rep for experimental yet wholly accessible electronic pop through its Tommy Boy recordings. Fronted by the fetching vocals of Trish Keenan, Broadcast swiftly cashes in on an instantly bewitching LP which, although it harbors echoes of its mentors Stereolab, forges its own disturbingly narcotic ground. It's a breakthrough record.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (8/15/03, p.76) - "Ghostly lullabies a mod mom might have sung to her child in the '60s....Trish Keenan's woozy vocals conjure cloudy dreamscapes..." - Rating: B+

Uncut (01/04, pp.84-7) - Ranked #51 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003"

Uncut (9/03, p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A brand of indietronica that is truly unique....Bold, rare and crucial..."

The Wire (01/04, p.38) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year [2003]"

CMJ (8/25/03, p.9) - "...Populated by warm analogue synths, theremins, Moogs, and wafting melodies that range from eerie to comforting..."

Mojo (Publisher) (8/03, p.98) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...HA-HA SOUND reveals that the band...still transcend their cinematic influences effortlessly...and Trish Keenan still conjures wondrous lyrical evocations of unspecific tenderness and yearning..."