It Came From Memphis
Memphis Industries, home to acts such as Field Music and the Pipettes, has a free label sampler up at Emusic. Check it out here.
I bought this band's self-titled debut without ever hearing them, based purely on positive reviews and recommendations. I've listened over and over, trying to pick out what made these Newcastle kids so special, coming up empty every time. Much has been made of their Futureheads-Maximo Park ties, which make themselves pretty apparent from the beginning. Perhaps the problem is that I want to hear the other parts of these bands' sounds in Field Music, especially the former's unbridled, manic joy. Field Music sounds sedated, like good songs through a weak radio, something like that. "Feeding the Birds," though, caught me quicker than any song on the album (except the sublime "You Can Decide"). It's not terribly different from their other songs, but everything here comes together and keeps perfect pace, like clockwork.
Visit Field Music online, and buy Field Music here.
I bought this band's self-titled debut without ever hearing them, based purely on positive reviews and recommendations. I've listened over and over, trying to pick out what made these Newcastle kids so special, coming up empty every time. Much has been made of their Futureheads-Maximo Park ties, which make themselves pretty apparent from the beginning. Perhaps the problem is that I want to hear the other parts of these bands' sounds in Field Music, especially the former's unbridled, manic joy. Field Music sounds sedated, like good songs through a weak radio, something like that. "Feeding the Birds," though, caught me quicker than any song on the album (except the sublime "You Can Decide"). It's not terribly different from their other songs, but everything here comes together and keeps perfect pace, like clockwork.
Visit Field Music online, and buy Field Music here.
by brian at 4/23/2006 03:45:00 PM
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