SOTD #9 // Field Music: 'Each Time Is A New Time'

OK, so the intro might come across like the soundtrack to some lost John Sullivan penned 70′s sitcom, but when those dulcet vocals kick in, you know it’s great to have Field Music back.

After taking a sabbatical, they’re back, not just with a new album Measure, but a new double album. Not much has changed in the Field Music stable though. Those guitar pop hooks are there aplenty, the vocal harmonies humming around the perfectly delicate percussion. There’s also some steel sneaked in as well. After the sitcom beginning, the guitars kick in with a real menace, that simplistic riff is beefed up to thrust the song into another life.

‘Each Time Is A New Time’ makes you realise what a great addition to the British music scene Field Music actually are. It’s the perfect blend of old and new – retro without being copying. This is the sound of perfect pop music that appeals to your head as well as your heart. Just the thing for a cold and wintery Monday morning.