Haha Sound
| Haha Sound | ||||
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| Studio album by Broadcast | ||||
| Released | August 11, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Indie electronic, dream pop | |||
| Length | 44:37 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
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Haha Sound is the second album by the British indie electronic band Broadcast. It was released in 2003 by Warp Records. Haha Sound was their first to chart in the United States charting on the Top Electronic Albums. The album was released to critical acclaim.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10)[4] |
| PopMatters | (Negative)[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[6] |
Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Haha Sound at number 121 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[7] In November 2007, Ha Ha Sound was listed as one of The Guardian's '1000 Albums to Listen to Before You Die'
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Broadcast.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Colour Me In" | 2:51 | |
| 2. | "Pendulum" | 4:21 | |
| 3. | "Before We Begin" | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "Valerie" | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "Man Is Not a Bird" | 4:52 | |
| 6. | "Minim" | 3:00 | |
| 7. | "Lunch Hour Pops" | 3:36 | |
| 8. | "Black Umbrellas" | 1:08 | |
| 9. | "Ominous Cloud" | 3:46 | |
| 10. | "Distorsion" | 2:02 | |
| 11. | "Oh How I Miss You" | 1:17 | |
| 12. | "The Little Bell" | 2:48 | |
| 13. | "Winter Now" | 3:48 | |
| 14. | "Hawk" | 3:32 | |
Total length: |
44:37 | ||
| Japanese CD[8] bonus track | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 15. | "Stupido" | 3:38 | ||||||||
Total length: |
48:15 | |||||||||
Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from Haha Sound 's album notes.[9]
- Broadcast
- Trish Keenan – vocals
- James Cargill – bass
- Roj Stevens – keyboards
- Tim Felton – guitar
- Neil Bullock – drums (1–12, 14)
- P Jenkins –drums (13)
- Technical personnel
- Design personnel
- Julian House – artwork
Chart positions
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[10] | 130 |
| US Billboard Electronic Albums[11] | 8 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums[12] | 50 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom[13] | 11 August 2003 | CD, LP, special edition CD | Warp | WARP106 |
| United States[2] | 12 August 2003 | CD | ||
| Japan[8] | 13 August 2003 | Beat | BRC 76 |
References
- ↑ "Broadcast - Haha Sound : Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phares, Heather. "Haha Sound – Broadcast | Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ The Guardian review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Stylus Magazine review
- ↑ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Haha Sound (Album notes). Broadcast. Beat Records. 2003. BRC 76.
- ↑ Haha Sound (Album notes). Broadcast. Warp Records. 2003. WARPCD106.
- ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "1994–2010 / Darren B – David Byrne". Chart Log UK. zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Broadcast – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Broadcast – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Album: Ha Ha Sound". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
External links
- Haha Sound at Discogs (list of releases)
- Haha Sound at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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