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Old 30-06-2017, 22:21
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Public Service Broadcasting's track with JDB now streaming

has this been posted yet? not fantastic quality, across on NPR:

http://www.npr.org/2017/06/29/532602...g-every-valley

album out next week. for what it's worth, 'progress' is definitely one of my songs of the year.
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Old 30-06-2017, 23:15
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So guess who listened to the first track for ages thinking it was the one with James on?
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Old 02-07-2017, 17:52
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I like JDB doing guest vocals. I like Public Service Broadcasting. Therefore I like this track.

Thanks for posting the link!

EDIT: Any idea who did the lyrics? Very Nicky-like...
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Old 03-07-2017, 11:31
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EDIT: Any idea who did the lyrics? Very Nicky-like...
It's the poem Gwalia Deserta by Idris Davies
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Old 04-07-2017, 17:45
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It's the poem Gwalia Deserta by Idris Davies
Ah! Fantastic. Had no idea. Thanks for clearing that up.
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Old 05-07-2017, 15:41
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It was a decent song - need a high quality rip to hear it better. Did JDB write the music?
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Old 07-07-2017, 22:02
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It was a decent song - need a high quality rip to hear it better. Did JDB write the music?
He gets a joint songwriting credit in the album credits so guess he had some input. Still working my through it but seems a more expansive album than previous PSB, liking it a lot.
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Old 08-07-2017, 16:30
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I've had it on repeat.

I loved Commemoration and Amnesia (1998) and musically it reminds me of that. JDB's skill at putting lovely, foreboding music to poetry is unmatched in my opinion.
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Old 09-07-2017, 06:55
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It's cool. It reminds me a lot of All Alone Here (Empty Souls' B-side) plus a dash of Massive Attack's Teardrop.
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Good song, good album
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Old 13-07-2017, 20:55
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It's cool. It reminds me a lot of All Alone Here (Empty Souls' B-side) plus a dash of Massive Attack's Teardrop.
Totally getting the Massive Attack feel in the song, that's spot on. It's a belter of a track to help tide us over!
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Old 14-07-2017, 08:07
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The entire album is brilliant and moving.
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Old 19-07-2017, 08:01
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The entire album is brilliant and moving.
I agree.
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Old 20-07-2017, 23:48
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The entire album is brilliant and moving.
It is indeed. I think a wise choice to focus on the personal rather than the political and as a result the back half of the album is all the feels. Particularly you + me which all gets quite emotional with the gorgeous crescendo of strings.
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Old 22-07-2017, 19:43
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the back half of the album is all the feels.
Pretty much everything from All Out onwards is pure gold on the album, thats my only frustration to be honest that the 1st half feels a bit weak in comparison. Good shout on All Alone Here up above , very similiar melody and all the better for it!
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