The War Room, is a five-track EP from Public Service Broadcasting.
| The War Room | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 28 May 2012 | |||
| Genre | Art rock, indie rock, electronica | |||
| Length | 17:41 | |||
| Label | Test Card Recordings | |||
| Producer | J. Willgoose, Esq | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Independent |   [1] |
The EP is dedicated to J. Willgoose, Esq's great-uncle George Willgoose who died at Dunkirk.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If War Should Come" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "London Can Take It" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Spitfire" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Dig for Victory" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Waltz for George" | 2:24 |
| Total length: | 16:43 | |
Personnel
edit- J. Willgoose, Esq. - Banjo, Electronics, Guitar, Sampling
- Stephen Hackshaw - Strings
- Wrigglesworth - Drums, Electronics, Piano
- Barry Gardner - Mastering
- Charlie Thomas - Drum Engineering
Samples
editThe first four tracks on the EP featured each use samples from a different British World War II propaganda film these were If War Should Come (1939), London Can Take It! (1940), The First of the Few (1942) and Dig for Victory (1941).[3]
Cover artwork
editThe front cover of the EP used a photograph of the bomb-damaged library in Holland House in Kensington, London. A copy is held by the Historic England Archive who record that it was taken on 23 October 1940 and attribute it to Mr. Harrison of Fox Photos.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Price, Simon (12 August 2012). "Album: Public Service Broadcasting, The War Room (Test Card)". The Independent. London: INM. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Lester, Paul (12 December 2012). "New band of the day - Public Service Broadcasting (No 1,414)". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Sleeve notes on the rear cover.
- ^ "Photograph of bombed library in Holland House, Kensington (BB83/04456) Archive Item - Photograph of bombed library in Holland House, Kensington Collection | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Photograph of bombed library in Holland House, Kensington (FOX02) Archive Collection | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.