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PRIASE FOR ALBUM:

'' A whirlwind of noise takes breaks for angular guitar work and singing...a triumph without compomise. ''

ROCKSOUND

'' Come You Are Safe, We Are From The Bombs is pretty much the record we'd all come to expect from an outfit as uncompromising and inventive as Public Relations Exercise, which only goes to show that the derelict dungeon of despair known as Leicester does have something to offer after all. ''

DROWNED IN SOUND

'' Leicester's Public Relations Exercise have been garnering a lot of positive press of late abd it's not hard to see why. Their debut album is a healthy dose of alt-rock with a smigden of Slint mixed up with a healthy portion of Fugazi. Musically it's all over the place, discordant blues rock gone to hell and screamo with a posh accent, but above all it's absolutely incendiary. Where have these boys been hiding because it's time for them to take a bow. ''

8 / 10 TERRORIZER

'' Combining a highly flammable Molotov cocktail of Blood Brothers-esque schizophrenic hardcore and gloriously f*cked up At The Drive-In off-kilter leanings; Leicester based five-piece Public Relations Exercise have turned many a head in recent times thanks to a series of captivating shows with the likes of 65daysofstatic, Winnebago Deal and Hell Is For Heroes. Arriving after a string of well-received singles, Come You Are Safe We Are From The Bombs is the band's startling debut album, an album that's destined to ensure that their star rises even higher in the near future. The tranquil build up of 'Maximiser Co-ordinator' kicks things off before it eventually bursts into a racing mix of math-rock guitars and unhinged yelps. The superb 'Catalyst' follows suit, stepping in at a startling pace before exploding into a deliriously brilliant chorus with vocalist Martin Smith wailing like a crazed banshee. It's Smith's unique delivery that truly elevates Public Relations Exercise above the crowd of other post-hardcore acts around at the moment, with his unpredictable vocal gymnastics - delivered in a manner not seen since Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo - leaving the listener frequently amazed. Elsewhere, the remarkable quality never relents for one second, be it the winding roads of 'Sub 10 part', the fantastic guitar work of Blanco or the brilliant 'This is the Sort of Question I'm Usually Afraid to Ask', which starts off innocuously enough before transforming into a spectacularly intense beast of a track. As debut albums go, it doesn't get much more monstrously unhinged than Come You Are Safe We Are From The Bombs, and for all those who like their music abstract and challenging, it's an album that highly likely to be one of the best discoveries of 2007. ''

ROCK MIDGITS

'' PUBLIC RELATIONS EXERCISE – Come You Are Safe We Are From The Bombs (Field) – More of that relentless refreshing post-hardcore post-rock post-post post-everything urgent noise that PRE do so very very well. They’ve been building and building, we’ve been telling you about the gigs and demos for quite a time now (one day you’ll thank us) and you will in time come to love their invigorating inventive relentless edgy screaming energy and the violent musical craft of it all. They’re from Leicester, there’s five of them, they’re brilliant live and now they have an excellent high speed roller-coaster ride of a compelling debut album to back the live experience up. Inventively discordant, relentlessly in your face and confronting your every thought, this is not a comfortable sound and you should find comfort in that. We have ourselves a thankless task, go enjoy the Public Relations Exercise ride, don’t take anyone or anything for granted, it don’t make for good public relations – Scissormen I tell you! Hold on tight. Thank you. ''

ORGAN

OTHER REVIEWS:

'' Public Relations Exercise offer more immediate thrills with their highly-charged antics. A man by the name of Fats stands hunched over a microphone, spitting out words with a manic sense of urgency and desperation while intensely rythmic guitars pound away at the cranium. Simultaneously catchy and chaotic, the Leicester bunch are quite simply a joy to behold ''

ROCKSOUND

'' They thrust jagged notes and rusty barbed blues and edgy discordant mutant speed rock, they're fiery and wired and buzzing and then there's the weird wired art-rock bits before they gallop on the broken glass and rusty barbed wire again! Non-stop, fast, like nothing else, so urgent, different and GOOD! god-damn freaking scissormen from Leicester ''

ORGAN MAGAZINE

'' The Fresh and exciting sounds omitting from their amplifiers may suffer from multiple personality disorder it's just mind-blowing. Vocalist 'Fats' - a man who accurately depicts the sound of someone being both crucified and circumcised at the same time!

''Music this good should be government issue!''

DIRTYZINE

'' Ever wanted to know what it feels like to be hit by a train? While slightly less lethal, Leicester five-piece Public Relations Exercise almost manage to re-create such a scenario in their fucking brutal set.''

THIS IS FAKE D.I.Y

'' From the opening chords of Catalyst, to the closing thunder of Blanco, Leicester 4-piece Public Relations Exercise have the audience eating out of their hands. Their high energy and catchy riffs leave you speechless in their beauty. Neither an empty pint nor a full bladder can tempt you away. Definitely one to watch! ''

SPILL MAGAZINE

'' This sampler is six minutes long, and has been in my car for about a fortnight. My drive to work is about twenty minutes on a good day. By my calculations I reckon that means I've listened to this CD at least seventy times, and I'm still not tired of it. It really is that good. ''

9/10

DIE SHELLSUIT, DIE!

''. ...like Frank Turner in his Million Dead days joining the Blood Brothers to create anarchic hardcore pop music. For the unitiated of you, that's a very good thing.

In this reviewer’s humble opinion however, final track ‘Catalyst’ really shows the true talent and potential that lies within the ranks of Public Relations Exercise. Examples of pure, unhinged rock and roll are sadly all too rare these days and this track alone restores my faith that people are still out there creating brilliantly frenzied music.

Though by no means a finished article, Public Relations Exercise have set a very high standard for themselves to reach with their first album, scheduled for March. If they manage to surpass this high benchmark, they could very well be an early contender for Newcomer of the Year. ''

TINY VOICES

'' Public Relations Exercise, a young band who have already toured with some of the UK's biggest names. On 'Subteniente' they brilliantly marry off kilter guitar rhythms with the renowned abrasive DC sound, whilst Belfast's Lafaro quickly follow suit with the lengthy 'Scott', a similarly fantastic slab of discordant noise.

This is an all too rare release that brings together two of the UK's best kept secrets, but on this wonderful evidence, that description won't hold for too much longer. ''

ROCK MIDGITS 5/5