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Haha Sound may not be Broadcast's most superficially perfect album, but it's a more challenging and exciting one because of its deliberate imperfections.
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An enveloping, mysterious record that marries the idealism of "the future of tomorrow today" to the stark reality of the post-millennial present and finds beauty and fascination in the tussle between melody and rhythm.
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UncutIn a world supersaturated with electronica, Broadcast are nonetheless bold, rare and crucial. [Sep 2003, p.97]
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MojoHa Ha Sound reveals that the band still have a penchant for 3/4 time, still transcend their cinematic influences effortlessly, and Trish Keenan still conjures wondrous lyrical evocations of unspecific tenderness and yearning. [Aug 2003, p.98]
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Q MagazineOverall this is brain music of remarkable potency. [Aug 2003, p.102]
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Under The RadarBroadcast might be the most fully realized electronic band out there. [#5, p.105]
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Every note, every lyric, is perfect.
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Broadcast invokes the spacier reaches of Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, but Haha Sound is a retrofit well-tailored enough to wear a cloak of its own.
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Entertainment WeeklyTrish Keenan's woozy vocals conjure cloudy dreamscapes, and the music will leave you feeling vaguely fashionable, the same way that Stereolab's sophisticated synth work does. [15 Aug 2003, p.76]
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Alternative PressA bewitching fusion of orchestral prettiness and exploratory electronics. [Aug 2003, p.108]
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It seems that with HaHa Sound, Broadcast is subtly developing a personal aesthetic, assimilating all that comes across their path but rarely allowing the elements to overwhelm their on ideas.
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The WireJuggles multiple ideas of modernism with unusual grace and success. [#234, p.53]
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BlenderNever anything less than enthralling. [Sep 2003, p.121]
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Haha Sounds music is always competent, and often worthy of Broadcasts debut album, but its disconcerting to see a band repeat a simple formula with such devotion.
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HaHa Sound is a good example what a talented band can do in an era of infinite possibilities.
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This whole is a sum of 14 songs that adds up to an estimable artistic much, the kind of album worthy of nestling in for months.
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Although the music of the group has taken quite a few strides forward, it is also once again the voice of Trish Keenan that holds everything together.
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While all of the sounds that made their debut so compelling are in place here, Broadcast has also branched out, employing a looser approach to strong structure.
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OutburnHa Ha Sound is the sort of album that will sweetly move you towards slumber. [#23, p.82]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 16
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Mixed: 1 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Oct 3, 2011Haha Sound is considered Broadcastâ
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JimBMar 27, 2005
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ScottCSep 2, 2004The best LP of the year bar none! Their best material to date..get it!