Field Music (Measure)

AlbumJan 01 / 201020 songs, 1h 11m 59s
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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.

7.5 / 10

After breaking to work as School of Language and the Week That Was, the brothers Brewis return for a new Field Music LP.

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After a temporary split into School Of Language and The Week That Was, David and Peter Brewis have reconvened Field Music, returning with the 20-song, 70-minute Measure. The band’s 2005 debut album offered a concise introduction to the Field Music sound, nodding both to the Reich-ian wing of early-’80s new wave and…

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A lot happened to Field Music between the release of 2007’s Tones of Town and 2010’s Field Music (Measure).

7 / 10

After overcoming a mini identity crisis with side projects The Week That Was and School Of Language, the Brewis brothers have returned to expand Field Music’s sonic palette in both quality and quant

6 / 10

The double album is a concept traditionally held together by a grand, unifying idea.

There's a strong whiff of prog to the new double album from the Brewis brothers, reckons <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>

Album Reviews: Field Music - Field Music (Measure)

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3.5 / 5

Field Music - Field Music (Measure) review: The kind of double album that will have you prancing around Stonehedge in your sleep.

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