4. Broadcast
The first time I saw Broadcast was one of the ATP festivals. I have a VHS somewhere, because I taped the whole show. I need to digitise it! I remember being hypnotised by Trish. They were one of those bands where I thought, where have I been all this time? Broadcast were impeccable. There are these beautiful melodies, but at the same time so avant-garde in their sound and experiments with that retro taste – you can hear the influence in my band Vanishing Twin. When people say oh, you sound like Broadcast – this is a massive compliment. We thought they were impenetrable when we were young, in terms of gear and what they were using. We’d ask, how can they sound so BBC, you know? It’s crazy how it opened things up, it’s beautiful when a band leads the way into more research, makes you curious.
