»Distant Call« is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums »Haha Sound,« »Tender Buttons« and »The Future Crayon.« The album also includes two songs discovered by James after Trish’s passing: »Come Back To Me« and »Please Call To Book.« These were her response to Broadcast’s 2006 Let’s Write A Song project, where fans were asked to submit lyrics on a postcard which would then be worked into a finished song.

»Distant Call« is a closing of the door on Broadcast and will be the last release from the band.