Field Music (Import Version)

Field Music are something of a North East of England super group. Peter was The Futureheads' original drummer; Barry Futurehead was in one of the many early Field Music line-ups and sometime drummer Tom English is on loan from Maximo Park. The Brewis brothers also produced The Futureheads' and Maximo Park's first singles.

For an album that on the surface at least, could seem cool and precise, there's an underlying depth and warmth to Field Music's debut self-titled album. Immaculately produced and tightly constructed, it's the small details on this record that demand repeated listens. Where tracks such as opener, 'If Only The Moon Were Up' and recent single 'You Can Decide' demonstrate an economic precision that echoes a particularly English lineage that traces from Kate Bush through XTC to The Beatles whilst managing to remain utterly idiosyncratic - it's when Field Music stray away from the three minute conventional that their innovative approach becomes more obvious. These songs have a habit of crawling under your skin and staying there.