Following the critical and commercial success of their debut album in 2013 and 18 months' extensive touring & festival appearances, PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING are releasing their eagerly anticipated second album, "The Race For Space". To mark the occasion, the band will perform two very special live transmissions from the National Space Centre, Leicester, on 26 & 27 February 2015 - these shows sold out in under 24 hours. Recorded at The Pool Studios and Abbey Road in London and, once again working with exclusive archive footage from the British Film Institute, the new record tells the story of the American & Soviet space race from 1957 - 1972 via the duo's eccentric mix of guitar-driven electronica, propulsive drumming and spoken word samples culled from this uniquely rich period of modern history. "The Race For Space" follows "Inform - Educate - Entertain", PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING's debut album which reached #21 in the UK album charts and was nominated for est Independent Album' at the AIM Awards 2013. Taking in archive material from a variety of sources the new album sees the corduroy-clad J. Willgoose, Esq. and his faithful drumming companion, Wrigglesworth, continue their mission statement to inform, educate and entertain. Through both their recorded music and their uniquely spell-binding live audio-visual 'Transmissions', audiences witness the band weave samples from these films around live drums, guitar, banjo and electronics, creating an array of diverse tracks. What emerges is, by turns, thrilling, moving, funny and powerful. The Independent's Simon Price said of the band : "In their love of history, and their understanding of the dignity of the wartime generation, they remind me of British Sea Power, although Stereolab are closer sonically. PSB are progressive without the florid ornamentation of Prog, dense and complex with not a semiquaver wasted. It's an industrious, diligent sound, and, in the flesh, surprisingly danceable: slamming chemical beats accompanied by old cine footage, providing a peculiar opportunity to party to Pathe news". Press quotes: "They blend the voices of the past with the music of the present to astounding effect" - The Independent // "Genuinely original, innovating and amazing" - Artrocker (Album of the Month) // "Inspirational stuff" - Time Out // "Absolutely, sensationally brilliant" - BBC6 Music Top 10 Albums of 2013 // "Adrenalised post-rock and electronics..gripping" **** - Mojo // "Terrific" - GQ // "Brilliant" - Q Magazine