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Public Service Broadcasting hardly sound like the quintessential live Founder J. Willgoose, Esq. on guitar, is joined by Wrigglesworth on Illness forced me to miss them last year, but I was determined to see this tour and am delighted I came.<\/p>\n A rammed Rock City is here for a good time. Two tracks from Every<\/em> This is a joyous show, with PSB frequently joined by Two Brassy Gents I have rarely seen a more carefully balanced set.<\/p>\n Blending songs from their two concept albums with the Encores of Gagarin and Everest bring the 95 minute set to an Apologies for the lack of recent posts: computer issues, trying to write a novel, start of term etc. I don’t put the majority of my Post reviews on here, but this one isn’t online. This month (below) I’ve also reviewed Squeeze<\/a> and Slaid Cleaves<\/a> for them. Follow the links to read the reviews. Press ‘play’ below to hear ‘Theme From PSB’.<\/p>\n
\nact. Their albums could double as the soundtrack to an installation or
\ndocumentary. 2015’s impressive album The Race for Space<\/em> was recently
\nfollowed by an album with a less commercial but no less worthy
\nconcept. Every Valley<\/em> charts the rise and fall of the Welsh coal
\nmining industry between the 1950’s and 1980’s.<\/p>\n
\ndrums and newest member J F Abraham on bass. Each also plays sundry
\nother instruments. They could be three bespectacled secondary school
\nteachers. Willgoose, from the back of the crowded floor, resembles
\nnewsman Robert Peston, giving enthusiastic, polite introductions.<\/p>\n
\nValley<\/em> set an intense mood, then the uplifting Theme From PSB gets the
\nparty started. It’s a relief, after half an hour, when the air
\nconditioning comes on.<\/p>\n
\nand, on They Gave Me a Lamp, Haiku Salut, who also re-emerge, dressed
\nas cosmonauts, for the encore (see Robin Lewis’s picture, above).<\/p>\n
\nless cerebral first LP, they create a set that flows logically to an
\nexhilarating climax. The video backdrops are outstanding, making
\nterrific use of archive footage and interviews. The only issue is that
\nsometimes the male Welsh voices are drowned by the music.<\/p>\n
\nexhilarating close. Kudos to whoever came up with PSB’s witty, pre-gig
\nannouncement. This explained why it’s a bad idea to make films on
\nphones during the ‘hard rock\/soft pop’ show. ‘But a few photos is
\nfine’. It worked a treat, with barely a camera in sight throughout,
\nenhancing a proper, beat driven, highly visual, Rock City classic
\nSaturday night.<\/p>\n