Rating: NN
An initial listen to Secret Broadcast’s debut full-length reveals the band’s penchant for writing Coldplayesque verses and Oasisish choruses. Nods to 90s Brit-rock acts Doves, Supergrass, the Verve and Radiohead can be heard on further listens.
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But the tightly polished three-piece is actually from Calgary, and the album was recorded in 2009, not 1995. Despite some memorable hooks and well-crafted tunes, Secret Broadcast come off as master mimics. And the fact that the project’s most contemporary point of reference is the Strokes tells you how dated it all sounds.
Top track: Shatter
Secret Broadcast play the Rivoli September 10.
