Arthur's Opinion by Peter Broderick

‘Arthur’s Opinion’ was originally made for a compilation of piano-based music which has been out of print for several years now. And in those several years I have received several requests to make this track available again. So here you all go!

It’s an odd little track, really. At the time I made it, around 2010, I was in the habit of making field recordings of various random pianos I encountered on the road. I think the one in this song was in the backstage corridor of a concert hall somewhere, and the venue crew can be heard shuffling around at one point in the song. I later added violin and then chopped up the piano for the end part with vocals.

When I showed the track to my best friend at the time, the one and only Nils Frahm, he got inspired to add some clickity-clock-electro-percussion and backing vocals. I’ve not heard Nils sing many times, so this is a rare treat!

But who the heck is Arthur and why is he sharing his opinion? That’s a story for another time…

- Peter Broderick, December 2025

Peter Broderick (1987) is an American born multi-instrumentalist and singer. In his later teenage years he became entwined in the Portland (Oregon) indie folk scene, recording for the likes of M. Ward, Laura Gibson and Dolorean.

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