Broadcast have announced what they say will be their final two releases, both collections of previously unreleased demos. First will be Spell Blanket, which features demos from 2006-2009 that the late Trish Keenan recorded on four-track and minidisc and were potentially for the group’s fourth proper studio album (Trish died on January 14, 2011.) That’s out May 3 via Warp, and you can listen to the lovely “Follow the Light” below.
Then on September 28 (which would’ve been Trish’s 56th birthday), they’ll release Distant Call, which features demos from 2000-2006, including songs that would end up on Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and singles/EPs from the era, as well as two songs discovered by Broadcast co-founder James Cargill after Trish’s passing: “Come Back To Me” and “Please Call To Book” which were “her response to Broadcast’s 2006 ‘Let’s Write A Song’ project, where fans were asked to submit lyrics on a postcard which would then be worked into a finished song.” You can listen to the demo of “Tears in the Typing Pool,” which ended up on Tender Buttons, below.
You can preorder both albums now and check out the tracklist and artwork below.
Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006-2009
01. The Song Before The Song Comes Out
02. March Of The Fleas
03. Greater Than Joy
04. Mother Plays Games
05. My Marble Eye
06. Roses Red
07. Hip Bone To Hip Bone
08. Running Back To Me
09. I Blink You Blink
10. Infant Girl
11. I Run In Dreams
12. Luminous Image
13. A Little Light
14. Hairpin Memories
15. My Body
16. Follow The Light
17. Tunnel View
18. Where Are You?
19. Singing Game
20. I Want To Be Fine
21. The Games You Play
22. Grey Grey Skies
23. Puzzle
24. The Clock Is On Fire
25. Petal Alphabet
26. Tell Table
27. Fatherly Veil
28. Dream Power
29. Heartbeat
30. Call Sign
31. Crone Motion
32. Sleeping Bed
33. Join In Together
34. Colour In The Numbers
35. I Am The Bridge
36. Spirit House
Distant Call – Collected Demos 2000-2006
01. Tears In The Typing Pool [Demo]
02. Still Feels Like Tears [Demo]
03. Come Back To Me [Demo]
04. The Little Bell [Demo]
05. Distant Call [Demo]
06. Valerie [Demo]
07. Colour Me In [Demo]
08. Ominous Cloud [Demo]
09. Flame Left From The Sun [Demo]
10. Where Youth And Laughter Go [Demo]
11. Poem Of A Dead Song [Demo]
12. O How I Miss You [Demo]
13. Pendulum [Demo]
14. Please Call To Book [Demo]