Old Fears

AlbumApr 08 / 201410 songs, 34m 34s89%
Art Rock Art Pop
Noteable
7.4 / 10

David Brewis of Field Music returns with a solo album that pays homage to the jittery funk and new wave of his 1980s youth.  Old Fears brings you closer to the elusive Brewis by clearing away the clutter around him, leaving him singing about young anxiety and young love against mannered proto-funk.

7.4 / 10

David Brewis of Field Music returns with a solo album that pays homage to the jittery funk and new wave of his 1980s youth.  Old Fears brings you closer to the elusive Brewis by clearing away the clutter around him, leaving him singing about young anxiety and young love against mannered proto-funk.

7 / 10

With Field Music on hiatus once more, David Brewis dusts off his solo monicker for an album of introspective, detailed northern English funk.

7 / 10

With Field Music on hiatus once more, David Brewis dusts off his solo monicker for an album of introspective, detailed northern English funk.

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Indie pop renaissance man David Brewis takes time out from the day job to return to School of Language. Actually, make that day jobs, his role as Field Music CEO supplemented in recent years by a host of consultancy work for the likes of Maximo Park and Eleanor Friedberger.

Indie pop renaissance man David Brewis takes time out from the day job to return to School of Language. Actually, make that day jobs, his role as Field Music CEO supplemented in recent years by a host of consultancy work for the likes of Maximo Park and Eleanor Friedberger.

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6.5 / 10

The latest solo effort from Field Music's David Brewis captures the melodic sophistication we've come to expect from his group efforts, but more focused and restrained. Old Fears is a glitchy, synth-infused album of blissful white-boy funk in a neat 35-mi

6.5 / 10

The latest solo effort from Field Music's David Brewis captures the melodic sophistication we've come to expect from his group efforts, but more focused and restrained. Old Fears is a glitchy, synth-infused album of blissful white-boy funk in a neat 35-mi

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Album Reviews: School Of Language - Old Fears

Album Reviews: School Of Language - Old Fears