Public Service Broadcasting - Electra

Taken from the new album The Last Flight, out via So Recordings on 4 October 2024.

Credits

VIDEO:
Produced and directed by Yes Please Productions

MUSIC:
Written by J. Willgoose, Esq.

J. Willgoose, Esq.: Electric and baritone guitars, synths, glockenspiel, wurlitzer, percussion, backing vocals, drum effects
Wrigglesworth: Drums and percussion
JFAbraham: Bass
EERA: Vocals
Hannah Peel: Backing vocals

Kate Graham: Voice
Mark Meadows: Voice
Niamh Perry: Voice

Contains samples from The First of the Few, New Power in their Hands and Sergei Korolyev - An Idea Fulfilled, all © BFI National Archive and licensed with kind permission

Contains a sample of an Electra in flight, courtesy of Rainer Madeja, Warbirds, and used with kind permission

Recorded at Jacamar Studios, London
February & March 2024

Produced & mixed by: J. Willgoose, Esq.
Engineer: James Campbell

Drum tech: Matt Davies
Tape machine calibration: James Perrett

Art direction, design and layout: Graham Pilling, Army of Cats

Mastering: Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios

Voice sessions
Engineer: J. Willgoose, Esq.
Voice actors provided by West End Vocals

[lucase.]

RING THE CHURCH BELLS! THE WHOLE VILLAGE MUST KNOW! PSB IS BACK!

[westcumbriantransportfilms]

I don't know what is more stunning, the song, or the video. All I know, is I'm having flashbacks to 2012 when I first ever heard Spitfire and its release....

[metaldetectorists]

Such an underrated British band.. Such a talented band.

[dm]

This is a wonderful tribute to one of the pioneering aircraft of aviation. My father was a pilot and his first aircraft was a wooden propeller Biplane called a Tiger Moth. In World War II he flew mosquitoes as a night fighter. After the war he flew transatlantic from Amsterdam to New York using the stars to navigate in a Lockheed Constellation passenger aircraft. In the 50’s he was a test pilot and ended his career with supersonic jets. I very much look forward to the rest of this album that is a tribute to all those who were the pioneers of aviation. As always another great track and history lesson from PBS.

[SpitfireCGI]

Great vid and song excellent distorted drums giving that hard edge and then the sweet vocals spelling out E.L.E.C.T.R.A in tribute to Amelia and her aeroplane, all with that PSB signature sound taking us, once again, into historical dreamland, "wings, body, tail, all in one "!

[Kaibear]

That "E - ... LEC -... TRA" is mesmerizing.

[fettwalp]

There were a couple of historical audio samples in there that nodded to past PSB songs. Loved that and the rest of it!

[markbz]

Classic PSB! Fantastic, absolutely LOVE it! If the rest of the album is as awesome as this it’s gonna be something pretty special! Excellent work guys!

[SkinnyEMedia]

PSB, back in form! Will gladly listen to the upcoming "Last Flight" album!

[toucheturtle]

I’m an Earhart researcher from the U.K. and this is spectacular. A wonderful tribute to a fascinating woman who continues to inspire people 87 years after she disappeared. Shared with my colleagues over in the USA.

[stuartlight]

Simply stunning. The most wonderful aeroplane and wonderful track. 'All in one'.

[santorini]

Been here since the beginning, seen them numerous times including an epic Albert Hall gig to a pub like gig in Prague, going to see them next in Hamburg in November, there really is no other group like them. GO!

[mcdvtt]

Absolutely bravo. What a generous and thoughtful musical homage to a tremendous woman. Terrific tribute to Amelia.

[jacknottingham]

I heard this on the radio today. It’s wonderfully crafted, quite a masterpiece

[rasho]

PSB and aviation theme are a match made in heaven (no pun intendeed)

[peraltarockets]

OMG, that map is enough foreshadowing to make me start crying.

[Toby]

Distill the best elements of early PSB (including a line from 'Spitfire' - "Wings, body, tail; all in one"), slow cook for 3years, add a generous scoop of perfectly crafted video, and Waiting until Oct for the new album will pain

[andsoistopped]

Eera and Hannah Peel. Ambassador you are spoiling us.

[techtronixvolume]

Came from Electronic Sound (The Electronic Music Magazine) Issue 119
Great music ❤️🔥🛸

[vintageforkcollectorguy]

For anyone wondering, this is for the Lockheed Model 10 Electra with twin radial engines, not the Lockheed L-188 Electra with 4 turboprops. I made the same mistake.