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Haha Sound
Studio album by Broadcast
Released	11 August 2003 (2003-08-11)
Genre	Experimental pop dream pop psychedelic pop avant-pop electronica
Length	44:27
Label	Warp Records
Broadcast chronology
The Noise Made by People (2000) Haha Sound (2003) Tender Buttons (2005)

Haha Sound is the second studio album by English indie electronic band Broadcast. It was released on 11 August 2003 by Warp Records.

Haha Sound earned critical acclaim and became Broadcast's first charting album in the United States, where it reached the top 10 of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Recording

Recording sessions for the album took place in fragments at various locations: Keenan recorded vocal tracks with her head in a cardboard box which gave it a "closeness and deadness that makes it sit in the mix a bit nicer," while drummer Bullock recorded drum tracks in a neighborhood church before overdubbing guitar tracks and additional arrangements.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
The Independent
Mojo
Muzik	5/5
Pitchfork	8.2/10
Q
Uncut

Haha Sound received highly favourable reviews from music critics. Paul Clarke called the album "a dizzying ride" in his review for Jockey Slut. Pitchfork placed Haha Sound at number 121 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s. In 2007, the record was listed by The Guardian as one of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".

Track listing

Songwriting credits are adapted from ASCAP.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Broadcast – recording
• Neil Bullock – drums (tracks 1–12, 14)
• House – sleeve design
• P. Jenkins – drums (track 13)
• Nick Webb – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

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External links

• Haha Sound at Discogs (list of releases)
• Haha Sound at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

• 2003 albums
• Broadcast (band) albums
• Warp Records albums
• Experimental pop albums
• Dream pop albums by English artists
• Psychedelic pop albums
• Electronica albums by English artists