Broadcast is basically my favorite band of all time. They manage to cover nearly every element of what I love about music. Their combination of voice, melodies, 'weird,' pop, and everything else took me to a place where no bands really have before or since. Very few of my 'muso' friends even know, or ever knew about them, and that sucks. The handful that does like Broadcast all have a deeper connection to what makes music tick in my eyes/ears.
I know Shadowplay has a very soft spot in his heart for them too, and he's constantly finding echoes of their music in other bands-- not like people searching for MBV2016 clones, but more like bands that cover similar sonic space and ideals. Jane Weaver kind of does, and a number of bands on the Ghost Box label do as well (some of Broadcast's last recordings were collaborations with other Ghost Box people).
I think I am always going to miss Broadcast and regret the unfortunate death of Trish. I am so glad I got to see them a few times, and I will always long for that special thing the band had.
(I sound like some dweeb that has never gotten over some girl that dumped him ten years ago... and that's kind of what it's like for me... but it's not that bad.
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