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The debut album of Field Music (formed by original Futureheads drummer Peter Brewis, along with his brother David and Andrew Moore) was a charmingly eclectic affair, a mix of stylized vocal harmonies, imaginative instrumentation and a beguiling prettiness unmatched by most current post-indie-pop troubadours. Write Your Own History is not a sequel as much as a retrospective trajectory of their slightly dotty guitar pop. Collecting together b sides and unreleased tracks that often have more in common with Field Music's previous bands Electronic Eye Music and the New Tellers, we get a general idea of how their offbeat sound develop
The debut album of Field Music (formed by original Futureheads drummer Peter Brewis, along with his brother David and Andrew Moore) was a charmingly eclectic affair, a mix of stylized vocal harmonies, imaginative instrumentation and a beguiling prettiness unmatched by most current post-indie-pop troubadours. Write Your Own History is not a sequel as much as a retrospective trajectory of their slightly dotty guitar pop. Collecting together b sides and unreleased tracks that often have more in common with Field Music's previous bands Electronic Eye Music and the New Tellers, we get a general idea of how their offbeat sound developed. Songs such as `Breakfast Song', `Feeding The Birds' and `Trying To Sit Out' are all older songs recorded by Peter (his first attempts at arranging for a string trio); `I'm Tired' and `Test Your Reaction' are reworkings of songs previously released on EPs and mini-albums. Some songs - `Alternating Current' for example - even predate the New Tellers, but were re-recorded and released under the Field Music name at a later date. Whatever, almost all the songs here are great examples of Field Music's inventive songwriting; and for those of us that love a good, quirky tune, that can only be a good thing.--Paul Sullivan
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Manufacturer: MSI:MEMPHIS IN
Release date: 1 May 2006
EAN: 5050954126023
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