Field Music - A House is Not a Home
by Andrew Hare
published: 26 / 1 / 2007
Label:
Memphis Industries
Format: CDS
intro
Catchy, but all too brief debut single from their 'Talk of the Town' alnum for Sunderland trio Field Music
"What’s the use of going home again when it’s always the same?" Well if this poppy delight was playing on the stereo that would be reason enough for me. The song is a veritable gathering of familiar Field Music elements. Falsettos, driving piano melody, strings taking care of the counterpoint, and of course those thin, angular guitars. The song is a straight ahead jaunty pop treat takes 2 parts Badly Drawn Boy, 1 part rock and roll, and comes out sounding like the delightful first single off of 'Tones of Town'. The b-side ‘Logic,’ is a catchy little nugget propelled by a lazy acoustic guitar and some more of Peter and David Brewis’ sweet falsettos and multilayered harmonies. The song would have worked well on the album, but now I guess you’re just going to have to pick up the single. Be warned though, the 2 song single clocks in under 5 minutes.
Track Listing:-
1 A House Is Not A Home2 Logic
Band Links:-
http://www.field-music.co.uk/https://twitter.com/fieldmusicmusic
https://www.facebook.com/fieldmusic
Label Links:-
http://www.memphis-industries.com/https://www.facebook.com/memphisindustries
https://twitter.com/memphisind
https://www.youtube.com/user/mattmemphis
https://plus.google.com/+memphisindustries
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Interview (2015) |
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| Owen Peters goes to the cinema in Belfast, watching 1929 silent film 'Drifters' in order to track down Mercury Award nominated-band Field Music |
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reviews |
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Tones of Town (2007) |
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| Flawed, but also quaint and eventually rewarding art pop on second album from Sunderland trio, Field Music |
| Write Your Own History (2006) |
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