THE BAND: Transcending the confines of a band and operating within an ongoing conceptual idea, London’s Public Service Broadcasting were lauded for their originality and their ability to inject an overarching central theme into an entire full length release. Both multi instrumentalists in their own right, the duo re-purpose poignant or significant audio from archive footage and archaic public information films in order to create music with a clear and succinct message. After releasing the first single from their sophomore album last year, they have returned with the ethereal ‘The Other Side.’
THE SOUND: ‘The Other Side’ is an exercise in restraint and patience from the London based act. Sampling authoritative remarks of ground control during Apollo 8’s launch, the track features gentle strains of guitar going on to adopt more menacing tones to create suspense and impact. Encapsulating the tension of the event with their use of suspenseful pauses, this is one of PBS’s most accomplished compositions to date.
THE LOWDOWN: The Race For Space is set for release on the 24th February 2015 via Cargo Records, with the band embarking on a massive UK tour in support of it, stopping in Glasgow’s 02 ABC on 2nd May. Full dates are listed below.
26th Feb – National Space Centre, Leicester
27th Feb – National Space Centre, Leicester
22nd April – Corn Exchange, Brighton
23rd April – O2 Academy, Bristol
24th April – Pyramids, Portsmouth
25th April – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
28th April – The Foundry, Sheffield
29th April – Ritz, Manchester
30th April – Riverside, Newcastle
1st May – The Ironworks, Inverness
2nd May – O2 ABC, Glasgow
3rd May – Mandela Hall, Belfast
5th May – Button Factory, Dublin
6th May – The Institute, Birmingham
7th May – Roundhouse, London
