The Broken Orchestra featuring TinB captures the mood of the nation, winning critical acclaim with a BBC Radio 6Music Track of the Year!

“The Broken Orchestra track just hit me between the eyes” – Tom Robinson, 6Music “Exquisite and thought-provoking” – Alan Raw, BBC Introducing “The most apt tune for the situation… something very exciting!” – Joe Hakim, BBC Culture Night “A brilliant track that will resonate with a lot of people” – Dave Hammond, Cambridge 105 “Sometimes a track comes along that just makes you sit up and take notice” – Kev Grosvenor, Homebrew Electronica “Mesmerising trip-hop beats with words that capture the hope of a world thrust into unprecedented times” – thelittlestvoice.com “Quite simply a work of art…if there’s any justice in the world, it will be the moment that propels The Broken Orchestra on to a bigger stage” – LouderThanWar Magazine

‘Someone Just Pressed Pause’ is The Broken Orchestra’s response to the unchartered territory we have been thrust into. While the news focuses on the fear of an unknown threat, the song, written and recorded remotely in lockdown by the band and guest vocalist and lyricist TinB, aimed to inspire us to think of the positives, the opportunities that an enforced break from our hectic lives could bring. But what happened next was beyond any of the band’s expectations.

The track was quickly picked up by regional BBC radio in The Broken Orchestra’s home of East Yorkshire and by independent specialist shows up and down the country. Bloggers, broadcasters and magazines in the UK and beyond picked up on the track and BBC Radio 6Music’s Tom Robinson championed it over the weeks that followed leading to multiple national plays on the station, culminating in the ultimate accolade as one of 6Music’s Tracks of The Year, alongside the likes of Tame Impala, Ghostpoet, Laura Marling and Run The Jewels.

Explaining the decision to award an unsigned independent act the ‘Track of The Year So Far’ title, BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Tom Robinson, commented that it was:

“The most positive, practical and poetic, yet unsentimental response I’ve heard so far to the crisis that’s enveloped all our lives”

Most rewarding of all, the track is creating a genuine impact amongst music fans, with many taking to social media to show their appreciation, including:

“The Broken Orchestra have released the track of the year in ‘Someone Just Pressed Pause’” – Gordon Rutherford

“Such a stunning piece of music and thoughtful, thought-provoking message” – Rhian Price

“How on earth have I managed to miss the wonderful ‘Someone Just Pressed Pause’… many thanks to @freshnet and @BBC6Music” – Stephen Haswell

“Wise words and soothing sounds” – W6FC Performing Arts

“I don’t often post a tune, but yours was definitely something different… you deserve great success with that one.” – Global Union

“Lockdown inspiration from @brokenorchestra! You need to hear this, it’s awesome!” – Linda M

“A glorious track… it is an absolute beaut” – Louise Toal

“Just heard this on Tom Robinson’s Show on @BBC6Music and just had to hear it again #FoodForThought” – Stephen Baker

“Just listened to this and it is flippin’ brilliant” – Granfalloon

“Brilliant – best music commentary on our current situation… exactly what we need, to #JustPause” - Richard Hull

“How cool and moving… what a tune… just heard it on 6Music… love it!” – Ray Karma

“What a fantastic piece of work and what a strong message!” – Panos Rodopoulos

“Tune of the year. So full of positivity. Keep smiling.” – Andi B

But don’t take their word for it, watch the video for “Someone Just Pressed Pause” by The Broken Orchestra featuring TinB now, at: https://youtu.be/iDL7-WVWDfE