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Following a self-imposed three year hiatus Sunderland's Field Music return with a new 20 track double album. Powered, as ever, by brothers and co-front men Peter and David Brewis Field Music (Measure) is a gloriously rich LP that entwines the brother's renewed love of the rock music cannon with a rediscovery of some of pop's overlooked adventurers.
From the dissonant funk of 'Let's Write A Book' (a call to arms for the perpetually apologetic), the mutated blues of 'Each Time Is A New Time' (a riposte to misplaced faith in repetition), the chopping and splashing pop of 'Them That Do Nothing' (perhaps about a valiant willingness to make mistakes), the multilayered riffery of 'The Rest Is Noise' or the epic found-sound song cycle that starts with 'See You Later' Field Music (Measure) is the sound of one of the UK's finest bands in supreme and confident control.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Two CDs of varied, quirky, (mostly) tuneful twists on the history of pop. Beautifully produced and played, this should be the glittering ticket to the Premier League for Field Music
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've bought a few new albums in the last couple of weeks - Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer, Hot Chip - all excellent in different ways. Then this arrived 3 days ago. I haven't listened to any of the others since. I just cannot stop playing it, and each time I find a different response to it. I'm a BIG fan of the Brewis brothers and thought that the The Week That Was and School of Language albums were underrated gems. But initially, I wondered if this new Field Music outing was too dense at first, too musically complex and clever - hell, maybe even a bit too PROG. It isn't. It's got amazing songs by the bucketload, wonderful hooks and smart, brilliant songwriting. But it takes a few listens to get under your skin - and then you just keep finding more and more to love in it.
I don't think I've ever heard such an odd range of influences moulded into something that works so well. Of course there's the angular, XTC post punk that's always there in their work, but I can also hear Traffic, Fleetwood Mac, Prefab Sprout, Kate Bush, White Album era Beatles, Led Zepellin, Fairport Convention, Josef F/Orange Juice and (whisper it), yes even Peter Gabriel era Genesis too. That's not to suggest that this is a derivative album. It's absolutely its own beast, but it's made from by two guys who have a deep love and understanding of the last 40 years of rock music.
Field Music, alas, will always be an acquired taste, and I suspect this album will no more be their breakout than any other of their catalogue, but make no mistake. This their finest work, made by a band at the peak of their powers. Rarer still, it's a double album that you never feel drags and that earns every minute of its playing time. If anything, the second disc is even stronger than the first.
They've clearly put their heart and soul into this. The least you could do is lend them your ears for an hour or so.
I don't think I've ever heard such an odd range of influences moulded into something that works so well. Of course there's the angular, XTC post punk that's always there in their work, but I can also hear Traffic, Fleetwood Mac, Prefab Sprout, Kate Bush, White Album era Beatles, Led Zepellin, Fairport Convention, Josef F/Orange Juice and (whisper it), yes even Peter Gabriel era Genesis too. That's not to suggest that this is a derivative album. It's absolutely its own beast, but it's made from by two guys who have a deep love and understanding of the last 40 years of rock music.
Field Music, alas, will always be an acquired taste, and I suspect this album will no more be their breakout than any other of their catalogue, but make no mistake. This their finest work, made by a band at the peak of their powers. Rarer still, it's a double album that you never feel drags and that earns every minute of its playing time. If anything, the second disc is even stronger than the first.
They've clearly put their heart and soul into this. The least you could do is lend them your ears for an hour or so.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I rarely bother to review records but felt I had to make an exception in this case. Measure is one of the very few double albums in my collection with no filler material or wasted notes. Many reviewers in the press have mentioned that this is a band that like to wear their influences - Pink Floyd, XTC and even Led Zeppelin - openly but the end result is that they have created a superb, original record that moves effortlessly between genres. This is a very early contender for the album of 2010 and one of the most creative records of the last years.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
So Measured
Field Music have reached another level with this majestic double cd. If you've heard their earlier works then a lot of the same elements are still there: the vocal harmonies, the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stalker
Highly Recommended
I 'nearly' bought this album for a long time. I heard them play a live session on Marc Riley's 6music show and that finally swung it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Parsons
Scared of a melody?
I sort of agree with many of the reviews here - though the one clear influence not mentioned is 10cc. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marchespie
a grower, a keeper, a classic of our time
It did take a while for all the pennies to fully drop, after repeated plays, frequent dips into, but I'm finally besotted. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Nick
Lame Pants!
If i wanted to have some old prog rock, Supertrampy thing i wouldn't have let my brother take all his records to a jumble sale in the early eighties. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. Nhj Barnes
informed by healthy doses of classic Led Zeppelin, 1980s Genesis',...
A double album. 20-tracks. Unusual time signatures. Strings, adventurous pianos and multilayered guitars. A 70's prog rock album? No. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alister King
Music for people who love music
Hailing from the north east, this is a superb album from Field music. Make that double album. Ringing with real intelligence in their song writing, its quite unlike anything their... Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by Tony Adams
Fairly Poor
Yeah have to say I bought this on the review of a lot of critics writing in various media outlets but very disappointed by the album,I felt it was a mixture of Steely Dan,XTC and... Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by F. Connolly
There's one brilliant album here, not two...
The title really sums up this review: Field Music should have been much more determined with the scalpel, with which they could have formed a classic album. Read more
Published on 8 April 2010 by Simon Hall
Sounds worryingly like Supertramp
Oddly presented over two discs when the music (less than 72 minutes) would fit on one I couldn't help feeling this would have gone down really well some time in the late seventies... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Ben Basing
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