Broadcast's Trish Keenan Dies After Losing Battle With Pneumonia
Friday, 14 January 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Warp Records have announced that Trish Keenan, frontwoman of electronica band Broadcast, passed away this morning after losing her long battle against Pneumonia.
Keenan had been hospitalized after suffering from what was said to be a strain of the H1N1 flu, often refererred to as 'Swine Flu'. Following her death this morning, Warp Records released the following statement.
“It is with great sadness we announce that Trish Keenan from Broadcast passed away at 9am this morning in hospital. She died from complications with pneumonia after battling the illness for two weeks in intensive care. Our thoughts go out to James, Martin, her friends and her family and we request that the public respect their wishes for privacy at this time. This is an untimely tragic loss and we will miss Trish dearly - a unique voice, an extraordinary talent and a beautiful human being. Rest in Peace.”
Despite being a fairly obscure band, Broadcast were hugley respected on the indie-electronica scene. They began releasing material in 1995 and performed up to 2009 before collaborating with the Focus Group and releasing 'Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age'.
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