Name: Tender Buttons
Brand: Broadcast

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LP-WRP-136R

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2015-03-10

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Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

801061813611

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Artist

Broadcast

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Warp Records

<p>Hailing from Birmingham, Broadcast is an experimental pop band formed in 1996. The band consists of Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), James Cargill (bass), Tim Felton (guitar) and Steve Perkins (drums). They gained recognition with their EP "Accidentals" and went on to release several more EPs and albums, including "The Noise Made By People". Their unique sound draws inspiration from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Ennio Morricone, and John Barry. Despite the tragic loss of lead singer Trish Keenan in 2011, Broadcast's music continues to captivate audiences.</p>

'Tender Buttons' is the third studio album by Broadcast. It was originally released on 19 September 2005 by Warp Records. Now a duo following the departure of guitarist Tim Felton, Broadcast have swapped the rich textures and multiple layers of previous records for a much rawer and grittier sound, based on dry electronics, bass, processed guitars and singer Trish Keenan's deadpan voice. Stripped down to its bare essentials, the music shows Broadcast under new lights, bringing Keenan's bittersweet and often surrealist lyrics right at the forefront. Recorded entirely at Keenan and Cargills home in Birmingham and produced by the band, 'Tender Buttons' is a far more intimate record than its predecessor. The recent single, 'America's Boy', hinted at more minimalist soundscapes, and this is confirmed on the album. Yet, this serves Broadcast rather well. On songs such as the 'Superb Black Cat', 'Goodbye Girls' or the annoyingly catchy 'Michael A Grammar', Keenan and Cargill work around frail distorted electronics and interferences on which they add guitars, bass and linear drum beats. Elsewhere, on the more subdued 'Tears in the Typing Pool' or 'You and Me in Time', they craft delicate backdrops out of guitars and subtle sine waves, evoking in places a space-age velvet underground. If 'Tender Buttons' reveals a more purely electronic approach, Broadcast are miles apart from the electro glam of Goldfrapp. Their soundscapes have more in common with that of the Radiophonic Workshop than that of Giorgio Moroder.LP - Vinyl re-press of the third album by Broadcast, originally released in 2005. Comes with a download card.

Tender Buttons

Music US

Discover Tender Buttons by Broadcast on vinyl LP from Warp Records. A raw and intimate album showcasing a new sound for the band. Free shipping available!