
Here is a bookmark for your diary – the next release from celebrated ‘archive band’ Public Service Broadcasting will be an official vehicle for their centenary tribute to the BBC, first heard at the 2022 BBC Proms.
This New Noise will be released on 8 September, a celebration of the power of radio led by the band but with a key role for the corporation’s flagship ensemble, the BBC Symphony Orchestra. They appear under the guise of arranger and conductor Jules Buckley, their Creative Artist in Association. He has an impeccable record for bringing orchestras into contact with other genres in a totally natural way, as seen in the Pete Tong Ibiza Proms and a number of excellent soul collaborations.
Here is a taster for the release, the elegant and rather moving Broadcasting House: