Broadcast 2020Mhz - ‘The Last Transmission’ Released Feb 28th 2020

Broadcast 2020Mhz were founded in 2018 in Northern England, here we have their debut album just before its immanent release at TNT Records in Barrow In Furness.

The album opens with straight ahead rocker ‘Blackout’ and Lead singer Gary Salt fronting up their attack. Great tune on first listen with one of the guitarists having a touch of the Eddie Van Halen ’s about him, this isn’t the last time you’ll here them on this long player either.

‘Fear’ starts out lurching along, I’ll omit obvious comparisons in the vocal delivery, but the keyboards give it a more proggy feel as the song trails off there’s a haunting little melody not lost on these headphones, nice touch.

I’m very much liking the dual guitar lead that introduces us to ‘Fractured Angel’, the song goes onto prove that you don’t always need smashed in the face for a song to have dynamics, I’m curious to know the inspiration behind this one.

Other notables here include the hard hitting ‘Nooseman’, he’s on a road trip don’t you know!

The futuristic synth led ‘Brightest Star’ with Gary coming across all Fish like, a mix of classic with prog is never a bad thing, and then upbeat ‘Ten Life Rounds’ bordering on 12 bar and perhaps that’s why I’m more than a little impressed with it.

‘Last Transmission’ brings the album to its inevitable end, again I’m hearing lots of prog influences here as the five piece each take their turn to shine and it comes across as a fitting

As first albums go, I have to say I’m impressed, I’d previously never heard the band before, but I look forward to catching them live and also seeing if some of my thoughts are founded with regards to influences etc. There are always going to be comparisons with every emerging artist or band, and I’m sure familiarity is one of the ways we become hooked.

You can catch Broadcast 2020Mhz supporting Massive Wagons on their Back in the Studio tour, get out early and support them. Remember it’s only us that can change the future of live music by original artists, so we have to vote with our feet and in numbers.

SF