Public Service Broadcasting - The War Room

Public Service Broadcasting – The War Room (2012)

Public Service Broadcasting - The War Room

I saw this band in concert on the BBC a few weeks ago and I was severely impressed. They were a trio playing various guitars, drums, keyboards and DJ type stuff.

The only ‘vocals’, if you could call it that, were to be found in the spoken word samples from old public service broadcasting reels.

Anyway, it was all very effective: penning a sound somewhere between Kraftwerk and early Porcupine Tree. Think of Voyage 34 and all that stuff about Brian’s first trip and you’ll soon get the idea.

The first track If War Should Come sets the scene for this EP with lots of dialogue about what would happen if the war came to Britain. And then we get London Can Take It, an absolutely stellar song. This is followed by Spitfire, a song all about the Spitfire fighter plane, with a cracking voice over. Great guitar riff.

Then we have Dig for Victory followed by the last track . . . a much more mellow tune called Waltz for George.

It’s hard to describe this music. It’s sort of familiar, yet far out at the same time.

Occasionally, it feels like you are listening to a Harry Enfield sketch on account of all the BBC type voices. But this is serious stuff, cleverly put together with just the right amount of acoustic instruments to keep it the right side of organic.

You’ll either love it or hate, I guess. I love it!

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