The Future Crayon

Endlessly rewarding English avant-pop band gathers its post-Work and Non-Work B-sides, EP tracks, and compilation rarities.

Collecting most of Broadcast's EP tracks, B-sides, and rarities from The Noise Made by People and Haha Sound eras, Future Crayon is a welcome reminder of how consistently interesting the band's output is.

<p>After 10 years of trying, they've perfected their spectral take on Sixties pop. But don't call them retro, begs <strong>Simon Reynolds</strong>.</p>

When the Birmingham group Broadcast first began releasing singles in the mid 1990s, they were lumped in with the wave of Stereolab imitators that crested...