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For more on Carlos Niño visiting Rough Trade East see HERE but Joe Steer (aka Broadcast 2000) sounds somewhere between Jamie T (impersonating Tim Hardin) and Arthur Russell’s lovechild joining Tunng (sans electronics) for a session “in his bedroom in Bickerton Road”.

Bickerton Road is situated in an odd area of London that’s not really one thing or another but it’s ideal for Joe’s band as it mostly consists of himself as he not only sings but plays acoustic guitar, cello, double bass, ukulele, percussion and glockenspiel. It’s the cello and glockenspiel that proves to be the elements that add an uniqueness factor but to fill out where required, there are contributions by Tom Hobden (violin) and co-producer Eliot James (strings, piano, pipe organ, percussion) who has worked with Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party in the past.

So whilst this appeared in all the trendy ‘Album of the Year’ lists I’m a little surprised I’ve not heard more of the tracks out and about. Possibly this is because it’s a proper collection of songs that set a mood and need to be heard as a complete set. Possibly it’s because there’s no obvious stand out track (albeit ‘All Is Said And Done’ is my current favourite whilst ‘Don’t Weigh Me Down’ has a chorus “la, la, la” line that could be advert material).

Grönland Records was last on my radar with Sol Seppy’s The Bells Of 1 2 (with more Tunng-like comparisons) but that disappointingly didn’t seem to take off so good to see that they’ve found a winner with Joe’s Broadcast 2000 project.

It’s not long until Tunng’s new album is released now but if you’re after something that’s near the same ball park, this one will keep you going in the meantime.

Forthcoming dates:
15 Feb 2010 ALBUM RELEASED IN EUROPE In Shops
20 Feb 2010 United Underground - FRONT ROOM at QEH (trio show) Southbank, London
21 Feb 2010 NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS with Alessi’s Ark and Rachael Dadd (trio show) Leeds
25 Feb 2010 Unplugged instore at PURE GROOVE Farringdon, London
25 Feb 2010 Very Special Album Launch show at THE LUMINAIRE (full band + string quartet show) Kilburn High Rd, London
3 Mar 2010 LA FLECHE D’OR with Thus Owls (trio show) Paris, France
4 Mar 2010 LES EMBELLIES FESTIVAL (trio show) Rennes, France
17-20 Mar 2010 SXSW Austin, Texas
22 Mar 2010 HUNNYPOT RADIOSHOW Los Angeles, California
23 Mar 2010 HOTEL CAFE Los Angeles, California

Reviewed: Broadcast 2000 - Broadcast 2000 (Grönland Records) Cat. No: GRON106 Release date: Autumn 2009
Tracklistings:
1. Rouse Your Bones
2. Your Own Worst Enemy
3. That Sinking Feeling
4. Get Up And Go
5. I Hold My Breath
6. Gonna Build Me A Mountain
7. All Is Said And Done
8. Don’t Weight Me Down
9. The Outsider Steps Inside
10. Changing Moves

Links:
www.myspace.com/broadcast2000
www.groenland.com
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