Paddy McAloon of UK art pop band Prefab Sprout released one album as a solo artist, I Trawl the Megahertz in
2003. The album was a departure from Prefab Sprout, being mostly instrumental and exploring musical styles like classical and chamber pop. McAloon
was recovering from temporary near-blindness due to detached retinas in the late 1990s. Housebound and not able to play music or read, he passed the
time by listening to short-wave radio transmissions. Splicing together vignettes from these eavesdropping sessions became the general concept behind …
Megahertz. The epic 22-minute title track contains lush orchestration along with a narrator delivering poetic ruminations on various memories, the
meaning of life, and perspective on the passing of time.
