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The two years since Commontime have been strange and turbulent. If you thought the world made some kind of sense, you may have questioned yourself a few times in the past two years. And that questioning, that erosion of faith - in people, in institutions, in shared experience - runs through every song on the new Field Music album.
The brother’s studio, on the banks of the river Wear, became a sanctuary away from everything political and personal, a cocoon of creativity. And conversely, making the album became an alternative way to connect to people, with a wide array of musicians invited to leave their mark, notably Sarah Hayes on flute and piccolo, Liz Corney on vocals, Pete Fraser on saxophone, Simon Dennis on trumpet and flugelhorn, a Cornshed Sisters choir and the regular string quartet of Ed Cross, Jo Montgomery, Chrissie Slater and Ele Leckie. The result is a record that is bigger in scale, grander than anything they've done before. David Brewis explains, “where Commontime felt like a distillation of all of the elements that make up Field Music, this feels like an expansion; as if we’re pushing in every direction at once to see how far we can go”. Field Music have also announced a string of UK shows in 2018. The dates include special shows at the Barbican in London and The Northern Stage in Newcastle with strings, horns, woodwind and assorted percussion provided by the Open Here Orchestra.
Field Music 2018 live dates
Tickets:
02 Feb, Newcastle, Northern Stage 03 Feb, Newcastle, Northern Stage Matinee Show 03 Feb, Newcastle, Northern Stage Evening Show 08 Mar Brighton, Komedia 09 Mar, Bristol, The Lantern 10 Mar, Southampton, Engine Rooms 11 Mar, Exeter, Phoenix 15 Mar, Birmingham, O2 Institute 2 16 Mar, Manchester, Gorilla 17 Mar, Glasgow, Saint Luke's 22 Mar, Liverpool, Arts Club 23 Mar, Sheffield, Foundry 24 Mar, Norwich, The Waterfront 25 May, London, Barbican with the Open Here Orchestra
