New Broadcast (RIP Trish Keenan Jan 2011)

Yeah, Tender Buttons was their peak imo, but nevertheless I was *really* keen to hear what they would do next.

Tender Buttons is a top 10 album of the 00s for me.

I tended to love the EPs more than the LPs but The Future Crayon is an essential collection too, interesting 'b-sides' etc. I will probably give the Witch Cults LP some more time.

Geeta linked to the Wire interview Trish did in 2009 which is v interesting:

http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/3069/

Ha Ha Sound forever and ever and ever. I've spent weeks listening to it.

Nice interview. Anyone who mentions Mort Garson and Alan Garner mere sentences apart is my kind of person.

Listening to Tender Buttons interspersed with various other tracks on Youtube now. Like NickB, Tender Buttons is my favourite (though I love Ha Ha Sound too, it doesn't get enough love) but I was looking forward to hearing where they'd go next. So sad.

It's desperately sad.

They were probably the one remaining band I've liked consistently since the mid-90s. Though they almost lost me with Tender Buttons, they more than won me back with the Focus Group stuff. And yeah I agree about the EPs - I was moved to make my own pre-Future Crayon CDR of those tracks for car listening back in the day.

I'm kind of freaked out to think that after waiting for 14 years or so, I saw what must have been her 2nd last performance. Allegedly 24 hours before early H1N1 symptoms arose. Could never have known that something awful awaited when she finally made it to the antipodes... :(

This is very sad, I discovered them through the Focus Group disc and I have been following them closely ever since.

:(

stevem pointed me in their direction with the 2nd post on this thread. like with all my favorite artists, there are bouts where i hardly listen to anything else. ha ha sound is how i like my pop. but tender buttons with its monochromatic coating is where i love to get lost in. all their output's great though...

Wow, really unfortunate and sad.

i'm still just stunned by this. words fail.

^^

RIP Trish and thanks for the tremendous music

This is completely terrible. I also clicked on this thread thinking they had finally gotten around to making some new music and totally was not expecting this. Just devastating.

I was lucky enough to see Broadcast in Austin when they toured in support of Ha Ha Sound. More than anything, I was blown away by how good Trish's voice sounded.

RIP

Jesus christ. My wife had pneumonia as a complication of tuberculosis a couple of years ago. There but etc.

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we3uPdZWBto&NR

Totally love "Echo's Answer." Discovered it by accident in a sale bin--had never heard of them before that.

found out on P4k earlier this morning -- so, so sad

RIP

awful news to wake up to, i love 'the noise made by people' so much. RIP

Such awful news. I've seen them live countless times, going right back to a few dates around the release of their first 7-inch. I feel for their manager, Martin "Pikey" Pike, who is also Stereolab's manager and has now lost both Trish and Mary Hansen.

Ugh god, I was just listening to "Before We Begin" yesterday.

This photo sums up so much, I feel:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01/14/article-1347160-0CC2A386000005DC-371_233x423.jpg

It's this combination of technology as familiar constant while her look and dress conveying something serene, mystic and old. Makes me think of Coil, in a way.

Thanks, Ned--well put. RIP Trish.

Devastating news. Very very upsetting.. RIP

Very very sad news :(

RIP. a tragic loss.

jesus, this is devastating. her voice was like a blanket when life was shitty and confusing. She was like warm apparition that melted cold, technological burdens into something friendly and familiar. she healed digital sickness.

Totally love "Echo's Answer." Discovered it by accident in a sale bin--had never heard of them before that.

COSIGN, with emphasis -- this is my fav broadcast tune, and one of my fav songs probably ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7-gk_RsIL0

broadcast were, to me, made some of the most consistently compelling music of the last decade. lots of interesting records, new turns and twists in their sound with each, and quality never flagged. trish's voice of course was the constant thread between everything -- the familiar pillow to sink into as the music warped and mutated, went new places and folded back onto itself again. everyone should know and love this band. a stunning, singular talent.

r.i.p.

Dear god, I can't believe that such a thing could happen in this day and age.

Consistently good music, and a beautiful, warm singing voice. Also, they were a great live band back when they were a 5-piece, one of the best bands I've seen. I feel like someone who had much more music to give has been taken away. Fucking awful.

Very well said ilxor, thanks. Just got chills listening to "Echoes Answer".

no words :(

holy shit this is awful

RIP, terrible news

Saw them touring the first album, Bottom of the Hill, fall/winter 2000-ish?

Was blown away by the VOLUME, sheer decibels, quite a pretty sound that just roared.

My gal at the time was huge into them... I should let her know about this.

Work and Non Work is actually their best, amirite?

That was the one I listened to the most.

When I was dating my last and only girlfriend (turned me gay lolol) I burned her a copy of Haha Sound. It almost never left her car cd player.

Love that Winter Now clip.

One question: didn't they have a long-in-the-works album ready to come out? I wonder if we'll get to hear it..

I hope all the news spurs people to discover this wonderful band.

oh shit!!
what a great singer and band.
r.i.p

I was most heavily into Work and Non Work and the Focus Group collaboration out of all their stuff. Which I guess just goes to show that their genius managed to span their whole career. Not been able to listen to anything today, I'm just a bit too devastated by this - it's not like, say, Beefheart, where it's a respectful salute to a life, but rather this makes me very very angry and very very upset.

It's true. It is so frustrating when someone with so much potential and so much to give to the world dies before their time.

I feel much the same way as I did when Mary Hansen passed away. It's just way too soon.

A bit of my blog muttering.

this is so terrible RIP

God, this is so awful. Condolences to her loved ones, she made such fantastic music.

Im actualy in tears listening to her now,so sad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WVVWXcbBJs

:'(

goodbye girl

this makes me very very angry

It's weird, this is how I feel too! Feel like raving against the world... how could this happen? How? Definitely gonna sip a pint or two for Trish later.

And then I will read Ned's blog.