Public Service Broadcasting - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

[@final_mile_music9713]

My grandad was down the pits in Mountain Ash, Wales at 13. He didn’t go to war because he was fighting his providing coal for the war effort. He used a pick axe. When he couldn’t do it anymore he worked in a munitions factory building the casings for Barnes Wallace’s bouncing bombs that the Dambusters (617 squadron) used. He knew that education was the way out of the valleys so made sure my Mum, and uncles, went onto higher education. There were no medals for the heroes down the pits. And yet many died down there, or had shortened lives as a result. Without his sacrifice and foresight I wouldn’t be sitting here today typing this. As a boy I only knew him on an oxygen bottle. He died at 60. But the values and love of rugby transcend the generations. Thanks Pop. Thanks Wales. Much respect to the old mining communities that are no more.

[@andyhanrahan]

Hey thanks for sharing that. Really cool. Here's hoping Wales get back to winning ways my friend ☘️👍

[@yablokosmonaut571]

I'm also descended from a Welsh miner who broke the cycle by going to night school. The knock-on generational impact on my grandfather, father, and my own family's lives is incredible.

[@AidanGulaMedia]

The fact I keep returning to KEXP for more and more bands just shows what a great station they are

[@final_mile_music9713]

@@AidanGulaMedia it’s an easy choice for a charitable donation. I do. They are worth it.

[@nicksoultas3142]

Progress 0:22 They Gave Me A Lamp 4:59 Interview 9:26 All Out 17:14 Go! 21:20

[@jonnyrocket3659]

This bands music is full of hope, pride, respect, ambition, loyality, honesty, love... GO.. 21:01 is one of my favourites

[@murrayalex4843]

jeez...try and get over yourself

[@borisahsmann7190]

​@@murrayalex4843Dude that is not a weird thing to say. It is literally the point of their music. Looking at history and looking into the future with a hopeful eye.

[@mradriankool]

Saw them for the second time in Norwich this year, 4 years ago we were milling around a cellar and watched them as 2 guys playing and one on knobs. This time and absolute packed hall, 3 piece, some vocals, a brass section and a spaceman dancing on stage. As a single miners lamp descended from the ceiling I could feel the rears rolling down my cheek. They are so lovely and quintessential English, and yet addressing some serious issues. Give the new album a listen, beautiful and dark in equal measures, stunning guest vocals and some real heavy hitters. 'All Out' is unbelievably powerful

[@TheSilentMiaow]

mradriankool, saw them for the first time nearly 3 years ago as a support act for Kaiser Chiefs and they are , I feel, going to go steadily onwards and upward. I was fortunate enough to see them at Glasgow Barrowlands this year and what a gig! I love the diversity of their audiences and their little brass section is just phenomenal. Have managed to get tickets for their additional gig at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh in April so I'm a happy boy.

[@paulelliott3220]

PSB - great band New album about the Welsh mining industry, is their best yet Awesome session KEXP a great station for music - thanks

[@ShoegazerOwl]

The Race for Space is better imo

[@paulelliott3220]

César Ávilaurs a great album to be sure; Go is superb

[@final_mile_music9713]

My grandad was down the pits in Mountain Ash at 13. He didn’t go to war because he was fighting his providing coal for the war effort. He used a pick axe. When he could do it anymore he worked in a munitions factory building the casings for Barnes Wallace’s bouncing bombs that the Dambusters (617 squadron) use. He knew that education was the way out of the valleys so made sure mum Mum, and uncles, went onto higher education. Without his sacrifice and foresight I wouldn’t be sitting here today typing this. As a boy I only knew him on an oxygen bottle. He died at 60. But the values and love of rugby transcend t(e generations. Thanks Pop. Thanks Wales. Much respect to the old mining communities that are no more.

[@paulelliott3220]

@@final_mile_music9713 great to read this and so true, much respect to your Grandad. Mine volunteered and served during the war, fixing aircraft at one of the main airbases in the South that was continuously bombed, and he saw the horror of crashed aircraft and the bodies of servicemen. The generation that served in that way, in any capacity, are the reason we are here. I lived in Gloucestershire and have worked in Wales; tales of those who worked the pits and died of respiratory issues are moving and deeply sad, but have redemption through the telling. Take care and thanks for sharing.

[@TheWarrrenator]

Talk about revenge of the nerds! Well done, gentlemen.

[@xxtranZerxx]

I love you KEXP. You guys are always getting me into awesome music.

[@flashflashbang2102]

There's a 2014 British true story movie called Pride which about the Welsh miners strike in which two very different worlds collide which ties in with this. Well worth seeing. Much like the band's work marrying archive film with a great soundtrack.

[@PLMSpace]

Love the chat where he explains what the idea was and how it evolved :)

[@alanlegge696]

Superb performance , superb band..thanks KEXP brilliant

[@blakefish80]

How is this getting negative sarky comments?... The fuck is wrong with you people? PSB are phenomenal, this performance is as wonderful as ever!

[@itspaddyd]

Yeah wtf PSB don't deserve any negativity it's almost as if they didnt listen to the video

[@hoagy_ytfc]

Lovely. Mr Willgoose does seem to be the nicest man in the business.

[@jonnyrocket3659]

Beautiful tunes, and thoughtful themes :)

[@jamesowens7176]

Saw them live in Chicago a few years ago, after Race for Space came out. Excellent show! That was before the 3rd guy joined. Really excellent music!

[@warhellride]

Yoooo at Schubas right? I was there too my guy! Sadly Wilgoose said they won't be coming back to the US anytime soon....

[@maxj9108]

Wow. These guys are tight. First time listen. Idk if they have but they should definitely score a movie.

[@maximtrickett]

I hope they blow up - they deserve to, this is one of the best albums of the year. They're the best live act I've seen and the rest of their discography is equally high standard

[@crstfrdrnt]

great band! I honestly had no idea they existed

[@kelvinfoote9897]

,I recommend checking out The Race for Space first, then maybe Educate , Inform , Entertain ( or whichever order the title is).

[@crstfrdrnt]

​@@kelvinfoote9897hey man thanks for the recommendation! A couple of days ago I saw their live performance at The Proms... that was awesome

[@metaldetectorists76]

Always liked the sound of PSB whenever I heard some of their sonic wizardry on BBC Six Music. However, only just invested in their last two CD's(yes some old duffers like myself still occasionally buy them). Realised now just what I had been missing out on. Such a smart and musically talented band. I bet with a name like Public Service Broadcasting the old media mogul Rupert Murdoch no doubt has their t shirts and jets around the world to all their gigs LOL. I have aiso been a big fan of KEXP and our Cheryl so what a lovely surprise to have just stumbled upon two live sets from the lads with Cheryl presenting. Cracking stuff. 😊

[@maremagnus]

21:13 oh my... that smile!!! I'm in love

[@nickeshchauhan5661]

Saw them at the Apollo London and got a hug from Willgoose, and got to talk to Abraham after the show (found you through the Hello Internet podcast)! One of my favourite concerts so far :)

[@CraigStephenson]

Have to look for that podcast. I was at Apollo, I remember thinking that Lit Up was bloody amazing live. Cambridge next, might splash out on Oxford too.

[@mrpepperman]

Saw the show too, what a night, great musicianship, a great spectacle, loved the Welsh male voice choir at the end, so moving sums up the pain of the Thatcher era

[@flashflashbang2102]

There's a 2014 British movie called Pride which ties in with the miners strike and how two very different worlds collide in a very funny way. Definitely worth seeing.

[@crstfrdrnt]

that second track is beautiful

[@spnhm34]

Saw PSB at Jodrell Bank last year. It was the perfect setting. Fantastic peformance

[@68Bards]

Missed it - but made up for that at Goonhilly Downs for the Moon Landing 50th anniversary weekend :-)

[@stigroo9058]

Just heard them on bbc radio 6 recently now got every valley and so gutted I just missed a live gig earlier this year;-:

[@allisterrackley3427]

So talented

[@piospisspot]

Really enjoyed this. Nice one lads..

[@davidcoulson13]

some amazing

[@CraigStephenson]

This is my favourite youtube ever.

[@bill-o-vizion3941]

Great groove starting at 3:28...

[@mickrobo6073]

WOW fabulous-👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💪💪

[@ac4uv]

LOVE

[@larysayevdokymova-rizk6036]

Phenomenon🤗

[@stephenwalker850]

Guitar excellent

[@MikeDownes]

awesome so enjoyed this !!!

[@michaellarturopena3403]

yeahhh genial!!!

[@rodiney70]

Very cool!

[@liquidationhaircarecom443]

love it ! guys

[@davidcoulson13]

How do you give this 2 thumbs up ?

[@davidcoulson13]

I don't know !

[@mach5jeep]

I believe this is "the sound" Ross Geller was searching for.

[@joshuamillard37]

The bassist is my favorite

[@detlevcosta15]

Que som genial !!

[@panoseddie9975]

This band is a Phenomenon ( original Greek word : Φαινομενον )

[@som_81]

love it!

[@JamesWilliams1974]

"Lets". Enough said,

[@theannedromedashow667]

Yaki Da to Mary down The Golden Eagle from Sarah frofrom Bryn Gwyn xxx

[@morkmon]

Nice

[@Feedurehed]

Aren't they just the llamas pajamas!!!!!!

[@EphemeralBalconist]

A lot of time spent in libraries, as with all great rock and roll albums....

[@jonnyrocket3659]

OK.. keep the chatter down in this room

[@aryamansingh7105]

Fuck yeah psbhq

[@dramares]

21:13

[@allisterrackley3427]

TracyAnn Campbell….quality additional voice

[@heavydrizzle4472]

They kinda look like Sven from How I met your mother...

[@DUTCHswift]

The female singer in Progress sounds like Annie from Alvvays

[@thomasberry8012]

Near Los Campinsenos w/o the lead singers. Edit: Listened all the way through... Very unique sound. Singer could work with some of their music for sure.

[@dorudumitrescu2177]

Full Acceleration to "GO" antigravity

[@signalmanmusic4225]

‘I was brought up to respect police, I don’t respect them now’

[@renatovazpinto9023]

🙃

[@ai-digital-hub]

Love this, but i don't understand why they all need glasses to make great music.

[@uglyinthemud]

Christopher Kavanagh they need to see

[@stephenwalker850]

Perhaps u need glasses then

[@erikkennedy]

More and more musicians are choosing to be able to see things. Pretty cool!

[@ai-digital-hub]

The English version of Kraftwerk !

[@kelvinfoote9897]

Erm but with many more conventional instruments and lots of vocal samples. Otherwise exactly the same.

[@stephenwalker850]

Fck aw like Kraftwerk, perhaps u need glasses

[@danman6669]

I hear a Tool influence for sure.

[@DarrenCarroll72]

Lol. Came here for this comment

[@valley_robot]

There is no tool influence on this music at all, tool use poly rhythms and odd time signatures this is purely 4 time music with an education message

[@medensmemor]

artificial intelligence Service Broadcasting

[@billypilgrim1]

Ginger Service Broadcasting

[@snortworld]

bands really need to start putting a little effort into naming themselves.

[@kueller917]

It's actually fitting though.

[@nickeshchauhan5661]

They use recordings from public broadcasts as their vocals, the name is perfectly suited

[@danman6669]

They seem to have been influenced by Tool.

[@veronicapasaye6018]

Hipsters at there finest

[@DuBziDriFT]

Grammar at its finest

[@heavydrizzle4472]

Baboom!

[@punkaholicmember]

Teddy Westside i wanted to say the exact same thing :D

[@floem]

The finest 🎉 ​@@DuBziDriFT

[@probablyyourneighbororsome8412]

I wish they had a real female vocalist instead of the samples

[@kelvinfoote9897]

They're actually not samples but female vocals recorded with them - at least the backing chords anyway.

[@Sean-lv6fx]

I wish people would stop doing songs about the imaginative retelling of Apollo 11, it's starting to get stale.

[@LegenDove]

Examples?

[@Sean-lv6fx]

@New House Production Studios, A joke reference to 21:08.

[@gonightboat]

Not just Apollo 11 they do a fabulous track about Apollo 8 too 😁

[@wilsquinn9507]

Y'all ever gonna get a cool band?

[@veronicapasaye6018]

Wils Quinn chicano batman look them up

[@uglyinthemud]

so many tight bands have played kexp mang, u missin out

[@stephenwalker850]

Sheeeeoooooooooot

[@erikkennedy]

Theyy did: Public Service Broadcasting.

[@JOHNNYHAULAWAY]

Imagine being in the band and rehearsing these songs over and over.... oh man. painful.... hire a singer guys

[@thisaccountisdead168]

Left Brained Idiot because all music is shit without singers

[@JOHNNYHAULAWAY]

i wouldn't say that at all...... i am saying that rehearsing these songs would be total fucking torture.... n i personally feel a some vocals are needed..

[@nikherold5345]

You're just a left brained idiot

[@billypilgrim1]

Post-Rock is a thing dickhead, look it up!

[@JOHNNYHAULAWAY]

Ohhhhhh,, it's "a thing"... Now i get it.. What's next? No music no vocals?? Sweet:)