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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 21h

"Impressively thorough". I rest my case m'lud.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 21h

😂 Extra mumbling, more mistakes. Sounds great (in a way)

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 1d

If we ever ask people to pay to see us soundcheck, or act as if watching a soundcheck is a special treat, please give me a quick, but firm slap. SOUNDCHECKS ARE BORING.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 1d

All in, Field Music at the mercurys was quite the culture clash.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 1d

(Instead we spent that money hiring a pub function room round the corner where we could watch the show on TV with all of our London pals, including food and a bar tab)

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 1d

When our album Plumb was on the #mercuryprize list in 2012, we were only allocated two seats at the ceremony. Additional seats cost £400+VAT iirc so, just to have Kev and Andrew, our actual band members, at the table with us would have cost more than the entire recording budget for the album.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 3d

I thought you might just be trying to stretch out the bidding process!

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 3d

That is a tricky one but I think we'll be able to do it.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 4d

We are probably a bit overconfident about that one, judging from the lock-in session we've just posted.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 4d

Observational! I like it!

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 4d

For better or worse, there's only one song from the first two albums we've ruled out for being too difficult to play. Can you guess which one?

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 4d

It's only 4 weeks until we kick off our 20th Anniversary shows at @nathbrudenell.bsky.social and Islington Assembly Hall! I wonder if old David can remember what young David was playing?

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 5d

So, I guess the @nytimes.com puzzle guy is a Big Star fan. Nice.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 7d

Rehearsal directive: Less baroque. More "be rock".

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 9d

It's got a high ideas-per-minute score.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 9d

And if anyone has any idea what the chords are in the middle section of 17, I'll give you a biscuit.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 9d

On Sunday 26th October, we're hosting a Bandcamp Listening Party to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of our debut album. We'll be there in the chat, taking rubbish as per usual. Come join us! fieldmusic.bandcamp.com/merch/field-...

Peter standing at a microphone, playing a pink telecaster guitar in the original Field Music studio.

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 16d

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · 16d

First Field Music album has SO MANY OOH OOH OOHS!

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · Sep 6

Try this (which has the Kind of Biue rhythm section) and maybe My Funny Valentine (which has Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Ron Carter).

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · Sep 6

Jazz chat time. Miles Davis' post-Coltrane, pre-Shorter era is hugely underrated. This record is sensational (as are the live recordings with George Coleman on tenor).

A photo of Miles Davis In Person at the Blackhawk, 1961 on CD

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

We've been figuring out how to play those old songs again, ready for our 3 shows in November. Ahead of that we invited a few friends along to our local to witness us bash through some oldies. watch If Only The Moon Were Up (Locked-in at The Bridge Hotel Vaults) right now.
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If Only the Moon Were Up (Locked-In at the Bridge Hotel Vaults)

YouTube video by Field Music

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

Plus if you head to our shop you can also order one of these very snazzy screen printed t-shirts based on the album cover.
fieldmusic.ffm.to/fmstore.XQL

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

The second disc of the new set will include the first ever vinyl release of our 2006 b-sides collection Write Your Own History, as well as 3 more rare/unreleased recordings from the band’s formative years
fieldmusic.ffm.to/fmstore.XQL

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Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re very pleased to announce that on the 24th October, we’re releasing a specially-expanded 20th anniversary version of our self-titled debut album.
fieldmusic.ffm.to/fmstore.XQL

Field Music 20 Year Anniversary Edition on Double LP vinyl

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