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First Listen: Public Service Broadcasting, 'Every Valley'

The U.K. band uses interviews, newsreels, propaganda films and its own stormy instrumental music to craft a fun-but-powerful statement about industry and automation.
Public Service Broadcasting's new album, <em>Every Valley</em>, is out July 7.

At first, 's music scans as a lighthearted gimmick: A stripped-down band — led by a guy billed as "J. Willgoose, Esq." — performs dramatic instrumentals over voiceovers from old newsreels, documentaries,

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