Field Music is a trio of Northern lads who work a rich seam of melodic and angular guitar with indie pop arrangements on their excellent, self-titled debut record. For those who enjoy easy comparisons, here are a few for you: XTC at their most pop, the Beach Boys fed through a post-punk strainer, and the New Pornographers with a dimmer switch. Formed by original Futureheads drummer Peter Brewis (and joined by brother David Brewis and Andrew Moore) the group shares some of the herky-jerky, harmony rich feel of the ...
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Field Music is a trio of Northern lads who work a rich seam of melodic and angular guitar with indie pop arrangements on their excellent, self-titled debut record. For those who enjoy easy comparisons, here are a few for you: XTC at their most pop, the Beach Boys fed through a post-punk strainer, and the New Pornographers with a dimmer switch. Formed by original Futureheads drummer Peter Brewis (and joined by brother David Brewis and Andrew Moore) the group shares some of the herky-jerky, harmony rich feel of the Futureheads but exhibits a much calmer, more melancholy and diverse approach. The 12 tracks feature loads of vocal harmonies, inventive arrangements (harmonicas, glockenspiels, saxophones, falsettos galore) and soaring choruses, the likes of which put them ahead of their old mates and at the forefront of this year's model of British Invasion. Indeed when the band is working at their peak as on the quietly desperate "Got to Get the Nerve," "Like When You Meet Someone Else," the cello-sporting pop gem "Shorter, Shorter," and the autumnal "It's Not the Only Way to Feel Happy," they display a feel for dynamics and an unfailingly catchy style of songcraft that their counterparts can't come near. Not many bands around can, and that is enough to make Field Music one of the bands to watch in 2006 and beyond, and to make their album one you have to hear if you are dedicated to smart, inventive, and exciting guitar pop. [The album was finally released stateside in April of 2006 with the addition of three tracks: U.K. B-sides "Trying to Sit Out" and "I'm Tired" as well as a new version of "You're Not Supposed To," a song Peter Brewis recorded with his first post-Futureheads group Electronic Eye Machine]. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi
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