Tones Of Town

AlbumJan 20 / 200712 songs, 32m 8s
Progressive Pop Indie Pop Art Pop
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7.3 / 10

Sunderland band and Futureheads pals follow their understated 2005 self-titled debut with another record of baroque indie pop, time signature changes, and clever hooks.

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Britain's Field Music straddles a line that's seemingly more of a vast divide: the space between jittery post-punk and sunny, '60s/'70s pop. It's a credit to the group's skills that the styles sound so complementary on Tones Of Town, as if drenching angular guitars with lush, Queen-esque vocal harmonies is completely…

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There's no hint of a sophomore slump on Field Music's second record, Tones of Town.

'Tones Of Town' is a surprisingly experimental turn for the Mackem three...We suspect that Field Music may have been spending quite a bit of time going through their parent’s old record collection when they weren’t extensively touring the world.

9.0 / 10

<p>Wearside brothers bravely discover their inner Mike Oldfield.</p>

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Field Music makes this kind of non-flashy indie-pop that tends to be critically well-received but gains traction with a much smaller (if still fiercely...

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Album Reviews: Field Music - Tones Of Town

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