Hailing from Sunderland, England, indie/art rock trio
Field Music consist of siblings
Peter and
David Brewis as well as founder/director
Andrew Moore (who departed after the recording of
Tones of Town). Their colorful blend of
Beach Boys melodies filtered through a post-rock aesthetic has drawn comparisons to
the New Pornographers and
the Futureheads. Drummer
Peter Brewis was a founding member. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005 on Memphis Industries Records, followed by
Write Your Own History in 2006 and
Tones of Town in 2007. After putting
Field Music on hiatus and starting new bands (
School of Language for
David,
the Week That Was for
Peter). The brothers released a new album,
Field Music (Measure), in early 2010. 2012's Plumb, the band's fourth full-length outing, crammed 15 tightly wound, cleverly arranged and impossible-to-ignore pop gems into just 35 minutes; the brothers also formed a touring edition of Field Music with
Kev Dosdale and
Ian Black.
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James Christopher Monger, Rovi