FIELD MUSIC

Field Music (Measure)

Spunk/EMI

Sunderland siblings Peter and David Brewis became unhappy when their band Field Music became victim of the artistic constraints of being labelled an ‘indie band’. As a result they put their band aside for three years to work on other projects.

With a renewed sense of enthusiasm for working together, they have made up for lost time with the recording of the mammoth twenty song double album Field Music (Measure). Breaking the mould this time out, the siblings have pooled a swag of influences from Led Zeppelin to Fleetwood Mac.

The increased focus on guitars is evident on the riff heavy Each Time Is A New Time and the delicately plucked Precious Plans. The Brewis brothers also cover the same psych pop territory as Andy Partridge lead XTC during the ebb and flow of tunes such as Measure.

There is no Oasis style infighting here as the Brewis brothers are in perfect harmony. Field Music (Measure) is a welcome and unexpected return.

_CHRIS HAVERCROFT