If, however, I drift into a noirish world of shady characters, low-lit bars and intrigue after graduation, Broadcast's The Noise Made by People will suit me just fine. Conventional rock instrumentation is combined with Moogs and samples to create music with distinctly retro elements that is nonetheless very 21st century. She shares the same detached yet vulnerable presence as those notable vocalists. Lyrically, Broadcast sometimes tend toward cliche. The gothic world has pretty adequately covered depression as a song topic, and Broadcast can hardly compete on the matter.
Broadcast is more interesting when addressing identity, which the band does in a number of songs.
These explorations contribute to the cinematic aspect of the music, which is very much influenced by film composers like Ennio Morricone and John Barry.