"The best thing to come out of Calgary since, well, ever, Secret Broadcast proves it’s possible to make basic rock ’n’ roll actually seem interesting. Imagine Radiohead if they’d formed in the early ’80s, and you only start to get the idea."
- The Georgia Straight
“.. shimmering guitar tones and minor-key chord shifts — the kind of sound you could easily picture filling an arena within a few years’ time."
- Peter Hemminger, FFWD
“With the dreaminess of Doves, the sonic guitar work of early Radiohead and the grandiosity of The Verve, Secret Broadcast combine the best of mid-'90s U.K. guitar pop bands without sounding derivative or, worse, unoriginal.”
- Brian Pascual, ChartAttack
"..atmospheric rock sound, anchored by big guitars and retro-ish synths. It's the kind of spiky pop with deep hooks that bands like Metric or the Stills trade in."
- Tabassum Siddiqui, Spinner
“Secret Broadcast are a fantastic up-and-coming band with some great music."
- Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group
Check out this video for 'Come Down With Me' featuring the Sasquatch Dancing Guy!
Since Secret Broadcast’s formation in 2006 they have opened for acts including Metric, The Stills, Matthew Good, and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, played alongside Oasis, MGMT and Flaming Lips, and have been invited to perform at both Calgary and Toronto Virgin Festival dates in 2008, main stage at Virgin Festival Calgary 2009, CMJ, North-by-Northeast (NXNE), Canadian Music Week (CMW), and JunoFest. On the strength of their 2007 EP, Plastic Fantastic, they received praise from the likes of Richard Branson, MuchMusic, CBC Radio 3, ChartAttack, and Manchester Music, received airplay on BBC radio, and charted on college radio stations across the country, as well as several commercial stations.
In 2009, Secret Broadcast caught the ear of Juno Award winning Producer Laurence Currie (Sloan, Wintersleep, Holy F*ck) and recorded their debut LP, Exploding Spiders, which successfully captures the energy and intensity of their live performances. The album was mastered by Noah Mintz (Broken Social Scene, The National, Death From Above 1979). Exploding Spiders was released in Canada on September 1st and has charted on both college and commercial radio. The album has ranked in the college radio top 50 charts for 6 weeks straight while the first single, Out Of Control, reached 60 on the Canadian Alt/Rock charts.
My Dear Secret Broadcast, I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted to Secret Broadcast. There is something that pulls me towards them. Keep it up Secret Broadcast. Do PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Hey Guys, I will be in Hawaii for the Pawn Shop show, unfortunately. The other guys will most likely be there to catch the show though! I was totally stoked to finally see you guys up here!!
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I wanted to let you know that we will be playing at The New Black Centre on November 14 with The Shagbots and Fifteen Miles. So, if you get the chance, please drop by we'd love to see you all down there!
Hey Hows it going?? Havent talked to you guys in a while... So excited to see you guys play at SAIT on the 14th.. Im excited to see what you guys are like now (its been forever since seeing you) Danielle
Hey guys, glad to see your back in town from touring. Hope it went well. Hear you had a show tonight at Broken City, sure it was a fun time. We are getting really excited to play our cd release and the tickets are finally available. Its going to be a great party. Anyways be in touch and hopefully we will see eachother soon. We would love to hear some crazy road stories.
