Broadcast and The Focus Group

Led by James Cargill and Trish Keenan, Broadcast blended early electronic music, psychedelia, and '60s pop into music that was retro-futuristic, innovative, and often deeply moving. Though their inspirations spanned obscure film soundtracks, science fiction, library music, and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Cargill and Keenan's artistic vision was unmistakable -- as was Keenan's voice, which flickered effortlessly between aloof detachment and vulnerability. Despite their distinctive approach, Broadcast's music was always changing: On their early EPs and 2000's debut album The N...